Growth and development of the mammalian oocyte

BioEssays

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 875-882

  Gosden, Roger ^a   Krapez, Jennifer ^a   Briggs, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031259792     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950191007     Document Type: Article

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