Targeting Expression of Keratinocyte Growth Factor to Keratinocytes Elicits Striking Changes in Epithelial Differentiation in Transgenic Mice

    March 1993 in “ The EMBO Journal ”
    Luxuan Guo, Q C Yu, Elaine Fuchs
    Studysummary Keratinocyte growth factor significantly alters skin and tissue development.
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