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Adv Pharm Bull. 2015;5(2): 141-149. doi: 10.15171/apb.2015.021
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The Effect of Hypoxia on Mesenchymal Stem Cell Biology

Mostafa Ejtehadifar 1, Karim Shamsasenjan 1,2 * , Aliakbar Movassaghpour 1, Parvin Akbarzadehlaleh 3, Nima Dehdilani 1, Parvaneh Abbasi 1, Zahra Molaeipour 1, Mahshid Saleh 1

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