Oestrogen-Independent, Experience-Induced Maternal Behaviour in Female Mice
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neuroendocrinology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0953-8194
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2011.02112.x