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Macrophage-conditioned medium without serum enhances collagen gel contraction

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    M. Reza Ghassemifar, Nayer Ghassemifar & Lennart E. Franzén

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Ghassemifar, M.R., Ghassemifar, N. & Franzén, L.E. Macrophage-conditioned medium without serum enhances collagen gel contraction. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol - Animal 31, 161–163 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02639426

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