Can shear stress direct stem cell fate?
β Scribed by Sarah Stolberg; Kara E. McCloskey
- Publisher
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 355 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8756-7938
- DOI
- 10.1002/btpr.124
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