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Pustovaya K.N.

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University);
JSC Pharmaceutical Research and Production Enterprise “Retinoids”

Piavchenko G.A.

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)

Kovrigin V.A.

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)

Nozdrin V.I.

JSC Pharmaceutical Research and Production Enterprise “Retinoids”

Kuznetsov S.L.

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)

Damage of human skin barrier components in exposure of Demodex specimens

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Pustovaya K.N., Piavchenko G.A., Kovrigin V.A., Nozdrin V.I., Kuznetsov S.L.

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Pustovaya KN, Piavchenko GA, Kovrigin VA, Nozdrin VI, Kuznetsov SL. Damage of human skin barrier components in exposure of Demodex specimens. Russian Journal of Clinical Dermatology and Venereology. 2025;24(2):219‑226. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/klinderma202524021219

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