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Magnitude of ornithine decarboxylase induction by epidermal mitogens: Effect of the assay technique

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    D. I. Roseeuw

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Roseeuw, D.I., Marcelo, C.L. & Voorhees, J.J. Magnitude of ornithine decarboxylase induction by epidermal mitogens: Effect of the assay technique. Arch Dermatol Res 276, 139–146 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00414009

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