Role of αVβ3 integrin in embryo implantation in the mouse
✍ Scribed by Liquan Cai; Yujing Cao; Enkui Duan
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 591 KB
- Volume
- 45
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1001-6538
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