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July 1994 in “Journal of Dermatological Science” Hair follicle cells need complex interactions to fully differentiate.
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April 1999 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Nonpalmoplantar skin cells can be made to express keratin 9 by interacting with palmoplantar fibroblasts.
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