The use of hyaluronic acid in a 3D biomimetic scaffold supports spheroid formation and the culture of cancer stem cells
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SUBMITTER: Demirel G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC11341551 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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