Daniele Belluoccio and Julia Etich contributed equally to this work.
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Sorting of growth plate chondrocytes allows the isolation and characterization of cells of a defined differentiation status
Article first published online: 15 JAN 2010
DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.30
Copyright © 2010 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
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Belluoccio, D., Etich, J., Rosenbaum, S., Frie, C., Grskovic, I., Stermann, J., Ehlen, H., Vogel, S., Zaucke, F., Mark, K. v. d., Bateman, J. F. and Brachvogel, B. (2010), Sorting of growth plate chondrocytes allows the isolation and characterization of cells of a defined differentiation status. J Bone Miner Res, 25: 1267–1281. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.30
Publication History
- Issue published online: 27 MAY 2010
- Article first published online: 15 JAN 2010
- Accepted manuscript online: 15 JAN 2010 12:00AM EST
- Manuscript Accepted: 6 JAN 2010
- Manuscript Revised: 6 NOV 2009
- Manuscript Received: 7 JUL 2009
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