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Standardization of dermatophyte antigens and the role of Langerhans cells in dermatophytosis

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden

    T. Kaaman

  2. Department of Dermatology, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway

    L. R. Braathen

  3. Department of Dermatology, Huddinge Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

    L. Emtestam

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Kaaman, T., Braathen, L.R. & Emtestam, L. Standardization of dermatophyte antigens and the role of Langerhans cells in dermatophytosis. Arch Dermatol Res 279, 498 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00412601

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