Immunohistochemical analyses point to epidermal origin of human Merkel cells.

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Published in Histochem Cell Biol on November 30, 2013

Authors

Thomas Tilling1, Ewa Wladykowski, Antonio Virgilio Failla, Pia Houdek, Johanna M Brandner, Ingrid Moll

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Dermatology and Venerology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany, t.tilling@uke.de.

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