Prostaglandin Biosynthesis and Action in the Ovary

The Ovary: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 233-247

  Sirois, Jean ^a   Boerboom, Derek ^a   Sayasith, Khampoune ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-012444562-8/50014-8     Document Type: Chapter

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