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Original Article

Effects of Electromagnetic Fields on the Bioactivities of an Osteoblast-Like Cell Line (UMR-106)

Y. Long Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People's Republic of China
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G. P. Cai State Key Lab of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People's Republic of China
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Z. C. Guan Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People's Republic of China
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H. Liu Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People's Republic of China
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X. D. Liang Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People's Republic of China
Pages 237-253 | Published online: 05 Aug 2009

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