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The Macula Flava of the Human Vocal Fold as a Stem Cell Microenvironment

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Sato, K. (2017). The Macula Flava of the Human Vocal Fold as a Stem Cell Microenvironment. In: Birbrair, A. (eds) Stem Cell Microenvironments and Beyond. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 1041. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69194-7_9

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