Effect of controlled dietary consistency and cage environment on the rat mandibular growth
โ Scribed by McFadden, L. R. ;McFadden, K. D. ;Precious, D. S.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 722 KB
- Volume
- 215
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-276X
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