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A Method for the Measurement of Salivary Gland Function in Mice
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A Method for the Measurement of Salivary Gland Function in Mice

Published on: January 25, 2018

[Quantitative comparison of the secretion of salivary and mucous glands]

W Niedermeier, K H Schaller, D Fischer

    Deutsche Zahnarztliche Zeitschrift
    |January 1, 1989
    PubMed

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