Skeletal Dysplasia and Defective Chondrocyte Differentiation by Targeted Overexpression of Fibroblast Growth Factor 9 in Transgenic Mice
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0884-0431
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.1999.14.11.1909