Uteroplacental prolactin family: Immunological regulators of viviparity

NeuroImmune Biology

Volumn 2, Issue C, 2002, Pages 187-202

  Ain, Rupasri ^a,b   Müller, Heiner ^a,b   Sahgal, Namita ^a,b   Dai, Guoli ^a,b   Soares, Michael J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

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EID: 0346785042     PISSN: 15677443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-7443(02)80017-5     Document Type: Article

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