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Microenvironment: The Key to Improved Cell Culture Products

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Vournakis, J., Runstadler, P. Microenvironment: The Key to Improved Cell Culture Products. Nat Biotechnol 7, 143–145 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0289-143

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