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Superoxide dismutase content in human epidermis and squamous cell epithelioma

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SOD:

superoxide dismutase

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This work was supported by grants from the Foundation for Research in Dermatology and from the Ministero Pubblica Istruzione, 1977, Italy

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Galeotti, T., Borrello, S., Seccia, A. et al. Superoxide dismutase content in human epidermis and squamous cell epithelioma. Arch Dermatol Res 267, 83–86 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00416925

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