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Fol. Biol. 2006, 52, 167-172

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2006052050167

Expression of Actin Isoforms in Human Auricular Cartilage

R. Kaňa1, P. Dundr2, D. Tvrdík2, E. Nečas3, Ctibor Povýšil2

1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, and the General Teaching Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
2Institute of Pathology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, and the General Teaching Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
3Institute of Pathological Physiology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, and the General Teaching Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic

Received July 2006
Accepted October 2006

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