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Type IV collagenase in squamous cell and basal cell skin carcinomas

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    Neda Slade, Jasminka Pavelić, Božo Krušlin & Krešimir Pavelić

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Slade, N., Pavelić, J., Krušlin, B. et al. Type IV collagenase in squamous cell and basal cell skin carcinomas. Arch Dermatol Res 287, 512–514 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00373440

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