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Adipocytes are larger in lymphedematous extremities than in controls

Jenny Zhanga Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Malmö, SwedenView further author information
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Mattias Hoffnera Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden;b Department of Surgery, Blekinge Hospital, Karlskrona, SwedenView further author information
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Håkan Brorsona Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden;c Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9968-6062View further author information
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Pages 172-179 | Received 02 Feb 2021, Accepted 01 Jul 2021, Published online: 02 Aug 2021

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