A cDNA cloned from pregnant mouse uterus exhibits temporo-spatial expression and predicts a novel protein.
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SUBMITTER: Kasik JW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1219229 | biostudies-other | 1998 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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