The rat as an animal model for fetoplacental development: A reappraisal of the post-implantation period

Reproductive Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 97-118

  Fonseca, Bruno M ^a   Correia da Silva, Georgina ^a   Teixeira, Natércia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84865548161     PISSN: 1642431X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1642-431X(12)60080-1     Document Type: Review

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