Exploring Morphological and Molecular Properties of Different Adipose Cell Models: Monolayer, Spheroids, Gellan

Franziska B Albrecht1,2, Ann-Kathrin Schick3, Annemarie Klatt1

  • 1Reutlingen Research Institute, Reutlingen University, Alteburgstraße 150, 72762, Reutlingen, Germany.

Macromolecular Bioscience
|October 25, 2024
PubMed

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