Placental endogenous retrovirus (ERV): Structural, functional, and evolutionary significance

BioEssays

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 307-316

  Harris, J Robin ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 0032054301     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-1878(199804)20:4<307::AID-BIES7>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Review

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