192 ZONAL GENE EXPRESSION OF CHONDROCYTES IN OSTEOARTHRITIC CARTILAGE
β Scribed by N. Fukui; Y. Miyamoto; M. Nakajima; Y. Ikeda; A. Hikita; N. Tanaka; Y. Katsuragawa; S. Yamamoto; R. Suzuki; S. Ikegawa
- Book ID
- 114350824
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 55 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1063-4584
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