Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 31, Issue 10 , Pages 1271-1275 , December 2009

The effects of bone marrow stromal cell transplants on tendon healing in vitro

Received 5 May 2009 ,Revised 2 July 2009 ,Accepted 10 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2009.08.004

Medical Engineering & Physics
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