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Studies on cartilage

IV. On the fine structure of the elastic fiber in elastic cartilage

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This work was supported by Grant A-4422 from the United States Public Health Service, Division of Arthritis and Metabolic Disease.

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Sheldon, H. Studies on cartilage. Zeitschrift für Zellforschung 62, 526–530 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00338848

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