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Viengchareun, S., Thenet-Gauci, S., Steimberg, N. et al. The transfection of rabbit articular chondrocytes is independent of their differentiation state. In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol.-Animal 33, 15–17 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11626-997-0016-3
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