Condition-dependent presence of beta-lipotropin-like peptide in human keratinocytes

M Wintzen1, S B Zanello, M F Holick

  • 1Department of Dermatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands. mwintzen@knmg.nl

Peptides
|July 6, 2000
PubMed

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