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Performing Vaginal Lavage, Crystal Violet Staining, and Vaginal Cytological Evaluation for Mouse Estrous Cycle Staging Identification

Published on: September 15, 2012

Lipid pattern in female reproductive tissues during different phases of estrous cycle

S Manimekalai, E Umapathy, P Govindarajulu

    Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
    |October 1, 1979
    PubMed

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