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Atkin, S.L., Landolt, A.M., Jeffreys, R.V. et al. A superior method for single cell dispersal of rat and tumorous human anterior pituitary tissue. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol - Animal 29, 1–3 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02634363
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