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Fol. Biol. 2005, 51, 126-132

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2005051050126

Establishment and Characterization of Primary and Subsequent Subcultures of Normal Mouse Urothelial Cells

Mateja Erdani Kreft, S. Hudoklin, M. Sterle

Institute of Cell Biology, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Received July 2005
Accepted September 2005

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