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Tissue surface tensions guide in vitro self-assembly of rodent pancreatic islet cells

  1. Dongxuan Jia,
  2. Daniel Dajusta,
  3. Ramsey A. Foty*

Article first published online: 21 JUN 2007

DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.21207

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Developmental Dynamics

Developmental Dynamics

Volume 236, Issue 8, pages 2039–2049, August 2007

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Jia, D., Dajusta, D. and Foty, R. A. (2007), Tissue surface tensions guide in vitro self-assembly of rodent pancreatic islet cells. Dev. Dyn., 236: 2039–2049. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.21207

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  1. Department of Surgery, UMDNJ, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey

*Department of Surgery, Clinical Academic Building, Room 7070, 125 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903

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  1. Issue published online: 25 JUL 2007
  2. Article first published online: 21 JUN 2007
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 25 APR 2007

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