Remodeled-matrix contraction by fibroblasts: numerical investigations
โ Scribed by S. Ramtani; E. Fernandes-Morin; D. Geiger
- Book ID
- 108314745
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 330 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0010-4825
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