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Original Article

Inhibitors of collagenase in ligaments and tendons of rabbits immobilized for 4 weeks

Judith Harper University of California, San Diego, Departments of Chemistry (0506), La Jolla, California, 92093, USA
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David Amiel University of California, San Diego, Department of Orthopaedics (0630), La Jolla, California, 92093, USA
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Elvin Harper University of California, San Diego, Departments of Chemistry (0506), La Jolla, California, 92093, USA
Pages 257-261 | Received 07 Feb 1992, Accepted 05 May 1992, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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