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Chondrocyte Hypertrophy and Apoptosis at the Cartilage-Bone Interface

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Bone and Osteoarthritis

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Shapiro, I.M., Adams, C.S., Srinivas, V., Freeman, T.A. (2007). Chondrocyte Hypertrophy and Apoptosis at the Cartilage-Bone Interface. In: Bronner, F., Farach-Carson, M.C. (eds) Bone and Osteoarthritis. Topics in Bone Biology, vol 4. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-701-5_7

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