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Original Article

Ultrastructure of Ampullar Dark Cells in the Absence of Circulating Adrenocorticosteroid Hormones

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Pages 234-240 | Received 23 Jan 1990, Accepted 02 Feb 1990, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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