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. 2012 Feb 14;109(7):2184-5.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1121365109. Epub 2012 Jan 26.

Retroviruses push the envelope for mammalian placentation

Harmit Singh Malik  1
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Retroviruses push the envelope for mammalian placentation

Harmit Singh Malik. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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