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ElMasri, W.M., Casagrande, G., Hoskins, E., Kimm, D., Kohn, E.C. (2009). Cell Adhesion in Ovarian Cancer. In: Stack, M., Fishman, D. (eds) Ovarian Cancer. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 149. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-98094-2_14

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