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Hair cycle-dependent changes in mast cell histochemistry in murine skin

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Botchkarev, V.A., Paus, R., Czarnetzki, B.M. et al. Hair cycle-dependent changes in mast cell histochemistry in murine skin. Arch Dermatol Res 287, 683–686 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00371743

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