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Editorial
. 2019 Jan 1:274:59-60.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.09.053. Epub 2018 Sep 15.

High altitude exposure during pregnancy enhances the vulnerability of fetal heart dysfunction to ischemic stress: Epigenetic mechanisms

Xuesi M Shao  1
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High altitude exposure during pregnancy enhances the vulnerability of fetal heart dysfunction to ischemic stress: Epigenetic mechanisms

Xuesi M Shao. Int J Cardiol. .
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