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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI117522

All-trans retinoic acid (RA) stimulates events in organ-cultured human skin that underlie repair. Adult skin from sun-protected and sun-exposed sites responds in an identical manner to RA while neonatal foreskin responds differently.

J Varani, P Perone, C E Griffiths, D R Inman, S E Fligiel, and J J Voorhees

Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor 48109.

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Published November 1, 1994 - More info

Published in Volume 94, Issue 5 on November 1, 1994
J Clin Invest. 1994;94(5):1747–1756. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI117522.
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