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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (Note)

Uniform spheroid formation on a laboratory-made, low cell attachment surface consisting of a chitin sheet

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Pages 997-1000 | Received 31 Oct 2019, Accepted 26 Dec 2019, Published online: 11 Jan 2020

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