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Problems and Hopes with Cell Therapy: The Case of Muscular Dystrophy

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Regenerative and Cell Therapy

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Cossu, G. (2005). Problems and Hopes with Cell Therapy: The Case of Muscular Dystrophy. In: Keating, A., Dicke, K., Gorin, N., Weber, R., Graf, H. (eds) Regenerative and Cell Therapy. Ernst Schering Research Foundation Workshop, vol 11. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26843-X_1

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