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Rat models of arthritis: Similarities, differences, advantages, and disadvantages in the identification of novel therapeutics

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Schopf, L.R., Anderson, K., Jaffee, B.D. (2006). Rat models of arthritis: Similarities, differences, advantages, and disadvantages in the identification of novel therapeutics. In: Stevenson, C.S., Marshall, L.A., Morgan, D.W. (eds) In Vivo Models of Inflammation. Progress in Inflammation Research. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7643-7520-1_1

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