Trophoblast invasion and uterine artery remodelling in primates

The Placenta and Human Developmental Programming

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 92-101

  Pijnenborg, Robert ^a   Vercruysse, Lisbeth ^a   Carter, Anthony M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

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EID: 79952833846     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511933806.009     Document Type: Chapter

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