Xiang SY, Qiu RS, Chen KC, Zhou JH. Letter to the Editor: Regulation of histone lactylation on exosomes derived from bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells promoting cartilage regeneration. World J Stem Cells 2026; 18(6): 114469 [DOI: 10.4252/wjsc.114469]
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