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. 2011 Sep 20;108(38):15667-8.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1112239108. Epub 2011 Sep 2.

Roles of the placenta in fetal brain development

Lori M Zeltser  1 , Rudolph L Leibel
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Roles of the placenta in fetal brain development

Lori M Zeltser et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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