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Tattooing: overriding the skin barrier and the journey into the unknown

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Schreiver, I., Luch, A. Tattooing: overriding the skin barrier and the journey into the unknown. Arch Toxicol 94, 647–648 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-019-02646-9

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