Stimulation of superficial zone protein/lubricin accumulation by Hedgehog signaling in surface zone articular chondrocyte
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عنوان ژورنال: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1063-4584
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2012.02.194