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Uranaffin reaction in Merkel cells of fetal rat skin

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, 113, Tokyo, Japan

    M. Nindl, H. Nakagawa & Y. Ishibashi

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Nindl, M., Nakagawa, H. & Ishibashi, Y. Uranaffin reaction in Merkel cells of fetal rat skin. Arch Dermatol Res 280, 385–387 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00426619

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