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Milieu-based versus gene-modulatory strategies for directing stem cell differentiation—A major issue of contention in transplantation medicine

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Heng, B.C., Cao, T. Milieu-based versus gene-modulatory strategies for directing stem cell differentiation—A major issue of contention in transplantation medicine. In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol.-Animal 42, 51–53 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1290/0504025.1

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