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Tianyuan He1, Yaping Xiang1, Hehui Quan2

  • 1Department of Dermatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.

Biomolecules
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PubMed

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AP-1MAKPMMP-1TGF-β/Smadcollagenfibrosisursolic acid

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