Use of Ultra‐Low Attachment Flasks Aids Manufacturing of the Macrophage‐Like Cell Therapy Product DUOC‐01 but Changes Product Phenotype
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PROVIDER: S-EPMC6713534 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
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