Changes in Myosin Heavy Chain(MHC) Expression during Pregnancy in Rat Uterus.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Japanese Journal of Physiology
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0021-521X
DOI: 10.2170/jjphysiol.47.349