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Immunoblot assay to study the pemphigus vulgaris antigen in normal human epidermis and COLO-16 cell line

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  1. Department of Oral Pathology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, The Center for Blood Research, 800 Huntington Avenue, 02115, Boston, MA, USA

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Mohimen, A., Ahmed, A.R. Immunoblot assay to study the pemphigus vulgaris antigen in normal human epidermis and COLO-16 cell line. Arch Dermatol Res 285, 165–167 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01112920

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