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Agarose Gel as Biomaterial or Scaffold for Implantation Surgery: Characterization, Histological and Histomorphometric Study on Soft Tissue Response

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Pages 548-554 | Received 07 Dec 2011, Accepted 11 Jul 2012, Published online: 23 Aug 2012

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