A study on the relationship between parity and differentiation of granulated metrial gland cells

Placenta

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 521-525

  Luross, J A ^a   Yamashiro, S ^a   Croy, B A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HISTOLOGY; METRIAL GLAND; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARITY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL; UTERUS;

EID: 0029848359     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4004(96)90035-1     Document Type: Article

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