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Detailed Morphology and Distribution of Gap Junction Protein Associated with Cells from the Intra-Articular Disc of the Rat Temporomandibular Joint

B. K. B. Berkovitz Applied Medical Sciences Research Group, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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D. Becker Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Pages 12-18 | Published online: 06 Aug 2009

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