Collagen fibril growth during chicken tendon development: matrix metalloproteinase-2 and its activation
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عنوان ژورنال: Cell and Tissue Research
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0302-766X,1432-0878
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-009-0755-4