Human meiosis: Model organisms address the maternal age effect

Current Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2003, Pages

  Hawley, R Scott ^a  

^a STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 0037446862     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(03)00232-X     Document Type: Short Survey

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