Changes in the expression of nitric oxide synthase in the human uterine cervix during pregnancy and parturition.

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• Publication year

  2000

• Venue

  Molecular human reproduction

• Publication date

  2000-11-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1093/MOLEHR/6.11.1041PMID 11044468
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