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Melanosomes in dermal Schwann cells of human and rodent skin

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Research supported by USPHS Grant AM-20669 from the National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism, and Digestive Diseases. We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Evelyn Flynn, Mark Glimcher, and Ann Hawthorne

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Garcia, R.I., Szabo, G. Melanosomes in dermal Schwann cells of human and rodent skin. Arch Dermatol Res 264, 83–87 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00417283

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