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Fol. Biol. 2003, 49, 118-127

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2003049030118

Functional Consequences of the Glycophenotype of Squamous Epithelia - Practical Employment

Karel Smetana, Jr.1,2,3, J. Plzák1,4, B. Dvořánková2,5, Z. Holíková1,2,6

1Charles University, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Anatomy, Prague, Czech Republic
2Charles University, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Center of Cell Therapy and Tissue Repair, Prague, Czech Republic
3Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
4Charles University, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Prague, Czech Republic
5Charles University, 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Department of Burn Surgery, Prague, Czech Republic
6Charles University, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatovenerology, Prague, Czech Republic

Received March 2003
Accepted April 2003

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