Why nicotine is BAD for your Fallopian tube: an explanation for the association between smoking and ectopic pregnancy
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Stewart Burgess
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-1290 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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