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    D. Theodorescu, C. Sheehan & R. S. Kerbel

  3. Depts. of Medical Biophysics and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

    D. Theodorescu, C. Sheehan & R. S. Kerbel

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Theodorescu, D., Sheehan, C. & Kerbel, R.S. TGF-β gene expression depends on tissue architecture. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol - Animal 29, 105–108 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02630937

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