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Substance P stimulates murine epidermal keratinocyte proliferation and dermal mast cell degranulation in situ

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Paus, R., Heinzelmann, T., Robicsek, S. et al. Substance P stimulates murine epidermal keratinocyte proliferation and dermal mast cell degranulation in situ. Arch Dermatol Res 287, 500–502 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00373436

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