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Original Articles

Evaluation of culture conditions for in vitro meniscus repair model systems using bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells

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Pages 322-337 | Received 28 Jun 2019, Accepted 11 Oct 2019, Published online: 29 Oct 2019

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