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Closing ranks: The chondrocytes' move in bad times or biomechanical job sharing?

  1. Juergen A. Mollenhauer1,2,*

Article first published online: 31 MAY 2011

DOI: 10.1002/art.30218

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Arthritis & Rheumatism

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Volume 63, Issue 6, pages 1475–1476, June 2011

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Mollenhauer, J. A. (2011), Closing ranks: The chondrocytes' move in bad times or biomechanical job sharing?. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 63: 1475–1476. doi: 10.1002/art.30218

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  1. 1

    Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tuebingen, Reutlingen, Germany

  2. 2

    Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

*Natural and Medical Sciences Institute (NMI) at the University of Tuebingen, Markwiesenstrasse 55, D-72770 Reutlingen, Germany

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 31 MAY 2011
  2. Article first published online: 31 MAY 2011
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 10 JAN 2011 11:32AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 21 DEC 2010
  5. Manuscript Received: 4 NOV 2010

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