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Collagenase Degradation Decreases Collagen Fibril Diameters — an In Vitro Study of the Rabbit Medial Collateral Ligament

Kim D. Cunningham The McCain Centre for Joint Injury and Arthritis Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Dr. S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 4NI
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Farrah Musani The McCain Centre for Joint Injury and Arthritis Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Dr. S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 4NI
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David A. Hart The McCain Centre for Joint Injury and Arthritis Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Dr. S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 4NI
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Nigel G. Shrive The McCain Centre for Joint Injury and Arthritis Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Dr. S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 4NI
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Cyril B. Frank The McCain Centre for Joint Injury and Arthritis Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Dr. S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 4NI
Pages 67-74 | Received 04 Aug 1998, Accepted 28 Aug 1998, Published online: 06 Aug 2009

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