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The Use of Primary Human Fibroblasts for Monitoring Mitochondrial Phenotypes in the Field of Parkinson's Disease
Published on: October 3, 2012
In reply to Froehner et al
Akash Nanda1, Anthony V D'Amico
1Department of Radiation Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, Orlando, Florida.
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
|October 1, 2013
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