The Hoarding Economy of Endometrial Stem Cell Storage

Body and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 32-60

  Fannin, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biotechnology; body; Marx; women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878305118     PISSN: 1357034X     EISSN: 14603632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357034X13479147     Document Type: Article

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