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Increase in the expression of the ornithine decarboxylase gene in mouse skin by ultraviolet light

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Mizuno, N., Kono, T., Tanii, T. et al. Increase in the expression of the ornithine decarboxylase gene in mouse skin by ultraviolet light. Arch Dermatol Res 281, 514–516 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00510092

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