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Research Article

Preparation and In Vitro Evaluation of bFGF-Loaded Chitosan Nanoparticles

Meltem Cetin Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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Yesim Aktas Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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Imran Vural Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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Yilmaz Capan Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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Lale A. Dogan Department of Basic Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Oncology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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Memed Duman Department of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering Division, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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Turgay Dalkara Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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Pages 525-529 | Received 22 Jan 2007, Accepted 13 Mar 2007, Published online: 10 Oct 2008

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