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Basal levels of prostaglandins in rat skin

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Kyoto University Faculty of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, 606, Kyoto

    M. Ujihara & K. Ikai

  2. Osaka Bioscience Institute, Osaka, Japan

    Y. Urade

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Ujihara, M., Ikai, K. & Urade, Y. Basal levels of prostaglandins in rat skin. Arch Dermatol Res 280, 392–393 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00426622

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