Desmosomal molecules in and out of adhering junctions: Normal and diseased states of epidermal, cardiac and mesenchymally derived cells

Dermatology Research and Practice

Volumn 2010, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Pieperhoff, Sebastian ^a,b   Barth, Mareike ^a   Rickelt, Steffen ^a   Franke, Werner W ^a,c  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Progen Biotechnik   (Germany)

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EID: 82755194453     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16876113     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/139167     Document Type: Review

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