Preimplantation teratology and the placenta
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عنوان ژورنال: Teratology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0040-3709,1096-9926
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9926(200004)61:4<246::aid-tera2>3.0.co;2-h