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Tenascin-C (TNC, Tnc)

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  1. Department of Cell Biology and Human Anatomy, University of California, Davis, CA, 95818, USA

    Richard P. Tucker

  2. Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, University of Bern, CH-3010, Bern, Switzerland

    Matthias Chiquet

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Tucker, R.P., Chiquet, M. (2016). Tenascin-C (TNC, Tnc). In: Choi, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Signaling Molecules. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6438-9_101622-1

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