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Topical interferon-alpha in psoriasis increases epidermal calmodulin activity

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany

    U. Wollina M. D. & B. Knopf

  2. Department of Biochemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany

    R. Klinger

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Wollina, U., Knopf, B. & Klinger, R. Topical interferon-alpha in psoriasis increases epidermal calmodulin activity. Arch Dermatol Res 282, 270–271 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00371649

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