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Primary Endodermal Epithelial Cell Culture from the Yolk Sac Membrane of Japanese Quail Embryos
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Primary Endodermal Epithelial Cell Culture from the Yolk Sac Membrane of Japanese Quail Embryos

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[Role of polyfunctional glucose-6-phosphatase in the liver carbohydrate metabolism of the developing chick embryo]

L P Ermolaeva

    Ontogenez
    |September 1, 1983
    PubMed

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