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Short Communication: Dunedin, New Zealand Induction of Early Pregnancy Factor from Mouse Metoestrous Ovaries and Oviducts in Vitro by Steroid Hormones

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Short Communication: Dunedin, New Zealand Induction of Early Pregnancy Factor from Mouse Metoestrous Ovaries and Oviducts in Vitro by Steroid Hormones. J Assist Reprod Genet 17, 186–188 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017230525123

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