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Original Article

Primary Culture and Characterization of Enamel Organ Epithelial Cells

Pamela K. Den Besten School of Dentistry, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA; Department of Growth and Development, University of California at San Francisco, Box 0640, San Francisco, CA, 94143-0640, USA
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Catharina H. E. Mathews School of Dentistry, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Cen Gao School of Dentistry, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Wu Li School of Dentistry, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
Pages 3-8 | Accepted 15 Nov 1997, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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