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Human anterior pituitary adenoma cell attachment in vitro

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  1. Department of Medicine, University of Hull, HU6 7RX, Hull, United Kingdom

    S. L. Atkin & M. C. White

  2. Department of Chemical Pathology, Liverpool University, Liverpool, United Kingdom

    L. Hipkin

  3. Neurosurgical Unit, Walton Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom

    R. V. Jeffreys & P. M. Foy

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Atkin, S.L., Hipkin, L., Jeffreys, R.V. et al. Human anterior pituitary adenoma cell attachment in vitro . In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol.-Animal 33, 158–160 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11626-997-0135-x

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