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Size distribution of native aggrecan aggregates of human articular chondrocytes in agarose

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  1. Dept. of Rheumatology, Polikliniek 5, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium

    Gust Verbruggen, Anne-Marie Malfait, Eric M. Veys & Marc Dewulf

  2. Laboratory of Histology, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium

    Maria Cornelissen, Pascal Hellebuyck & Leo De Ridder

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Cornelissen, M., Verbruggen, G., Malfait, AM. et al. Size distribution of native aggrecan aggregates of human articular chondrocytes in agarose. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol - Animal 29, 356–358 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02633981

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