Cartilage-derived morphogenetic protein-1 and -2 are endogenously expressed and stimulate proteoglycan synthesis in healthy and osteoarthritic human articular chondrocytes
β Scribed by K Bobacz, A Soleiman, W Graninger, L Erlacher
- Book ID
- 120707822
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 430 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1478-6354
- DOI
- 10.1186/ar198
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