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Book Review

The cell state splitter: Embryogenesis Explained: A review by David Miller

Gordon, Natalie K., and Gordon, Richard. Embryogenesis Explained. World Scientific Publishing Co., Singapore, 2016. 784 pages. ISBN 978-981-4350-48-8

David MillerLeeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 141-143 | Published online: 22 Feb 2017

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