244 EFFECT OF FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR-18 ON ARTICULAR CARTILAGE FOLLOWING IMPACT LOADING
β Scribed by J.E. Jeffrey; A. Aziz; Z. Robertson; R.M. Aspden
- Book ID
- 114351455
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 469 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1063-4584
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