The Human Cysteine Protease Cathepsin V Can Compensate for Murine Cathepsin L in Mouse Epidermis and Hair Follicles

    January 2004 in “ European Journal of Cell Biology ”
    Sascha Hagemann, Thomas Günther, Julia Dennemärker … Thomas Reinheckel
    Studysummary Human cathepsin V can replace mouse cathepsin L to maintain normal skin and hair in mice.
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