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. 1984 Oct;60(708):645–652. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.60.708.645

Organ culture of gastrointestinal mucosa--a technique for the study of the human gastrointestinal tract.

P D Howdle
PMCID: PMC2418018  PMID: 6387688

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