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Intracellular epidermal fibrous proteins
PHILIP T. BLADON,
EDWARD J. WOOD,
WILLIAM J. CUNLIFFE,
PHILIP T. BLADON
Department of Dermatology, The University and The General Infirmary at Leeds, Leeds
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EDWARD J. WOOD
Department of Biochemistry, The University and The General Infirmary at Leeds, Leeds
Dr. E.J. Wood, Department of Biochemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT.Search for more papers by this authorWILLIAM J. CUNLIFFE
Department of Dermatology, The University and The General Infirmary at Leeds, Leeds
Search for more papers by this authorPHILIP T. BLADON,
EDWARD J. WOOD,
WILLIAM J. CUNLIFFE,
PHILIP T. BLADON
Department of Dermatology, The University and The General Infirmary at Leeds, Leeds
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EDWARD J. WOOD
Department of Biochemistry, The University and The General Infirmary at Leeds, Leeds
Dr. E.J. Wood, Department of Biochemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT.Search for more papers by this authorWILLIAM J. CUNLIFFE
Department of Dermatology, The University and The General Infirmary at Leeds, Leeds
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