Effect of dexamethasone on human osteoblasts in culture: involvement of β1 integrin and integrin-linked kinase
✍ Scribed by Naves, Marcelo A.; Pereira, Rosa M.R.; Comodo, Andréia N.; de Alvarenga, Érika L.F.C.; Caparbo, Valéria F.; Teixeira, Vicente P.C.
- Book ID
- 119739781
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 449 KB
- Volume
- 35
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1065-6995
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