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Title: Neural Differentiation of Spheroids Derived from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells–Mesenchymal Stem Cells Coculture
Award ID(s):
1652992
NSF-PAR ID:
10071722
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Tissue Engineering Part A
Volume:
24
Issue:
11-12
ISSN:
1937-3341
Page Range / eLocation ID:
915 to 929
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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