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The Effects of the Spaceflight Environment on the Vaginal Mucin Layer of the Mouse Cover

The Effects of the Spaceflight Environment on the Vaginal Mucin Layer of the Mouse

By: Camille Romer and  Allan Forsman  
Open Access
|Jul 2015

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Language: English
Page range: 20 - 28
Published on: Jul 1, 2015
Published by: American Society for Gravitational and Space Research
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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