Transition from fetal to adult repair occurring in mouse forelimbs maintained in organ culture

Wound Repair and Regeneration

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 47-51

  Chopra, Vikas ^a   Blewett, Christopher J ^a   Ehrlich, H Paul ^a   Krummel, Thomas M ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 13144292501     PISSN: 10671927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-475X.1997.50111.x     Document Type: Article

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