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Topographical variation in glycosaminoglycan content in human articular cartilage

B A Rogers1, C L Murphy, S R Cannon

  • 1The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, Middlesex, UK. benedictrogers@hotmail.com

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British Volume
|December 13, 2006
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