Epidermal growth factor stimulates proliferation of mouse uterine epithelial cells in primary culture

Zoological Science

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 661-666

  Shiraga, Masahiro ^a   Komatsu, Noriko ^a   Teshigawara, Kiyoshi ^a   Okada, Akinobu ^a   Takeuchi, Sakae ^a   Fukamachi, Hiroshi ^b   Takahashi, Sumio ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

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EID: 0034336891     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.17.661     Document Type: Article

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