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Epithelial Cell-Mesenchymal Interaction, Epithelial-Leukocyte Interaction and Epithelial Immune-Response Genes in Allergic Disease

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Holgate, S.T. (2009). Epithelial Cell-Mesenchymal Interaction, Epithelial-Leukocyte Interaction and Epithelial Immune-Response Genes in Allergic Disease. In: Pawankar, R., Holgate, S.T., Rosenwasser, L.J. (eds) Allergy Frontiers: Classification and Pathomechanisms. Allergy Frontiers, vol 2. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-88315-9_15

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