Maturation of the Mouse Oocyte-Cumulus Cell Complex: Stimulation by Lectins1
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عنوان ژورنال: Biology of Reproduction
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0006-3363,1529-7268
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod42.3.413