Aging of the Female Reproductive System

Handbook of the Biology of Aging

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 570-590

  Wise, Phyllis M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 49549090066     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012088387-5/50024-8     Document Type: Chapter

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