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. 2006 Apr 27;24(11):1005–1009. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1994.tb02735.x

Mechanisms of epithelial damage: are there parallels between bullous skin diseases and asthma?

D DHAMI 1,✉, J K SHUTE 1
PMCID: PMC7162100  PMID: 7874598

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