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Comment
. 2016 Oct 15;594(20):5729-5730.
doi: 10.1113/JP272960.

Piggyback packaging in the mammary gland

F B Peter Wooding  1
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Piggyback packaging in the mammary gland

F B Peter Wooding. J Physiol. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1. Electron micrograph of typical (small) MFG
This could be from any mammalian species‐ but in fact is a cow MFG.
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