Spheroid culture of chondrocytes exhibits elevated levels of inflammation: A better approach for investigating the mechanisms of osteoarthritis?

Pharmacol Res

Center for Translational Medicine Research and Development, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China. Electronic address:

Published: May 2023

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