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Expression of dermcidin in sebocytes supports a role for sebum in the constitutive innate defense of human skin

JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGICAL SCIENCE (2016)

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JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Volume 81, Issue 2, Pages 124-126

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ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD

DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2015.11.013

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Sebaceous glands; Antimicrobial peptides; Dermcidin

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Dermatology

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