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Thesleff, I., Sahlberg, C. (2008). Organ Culture in the Analysis of Tissue Interactions. In: Sharpe, P.T., Mason, I. (eds) Molecular Embryology. METHODS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY™, vol 461. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-483-8_3
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