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Original Article

Axial Skeleton and Pituitary Gland in Human Fetuses with Spina Bifida and Cranial Encephalocele

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Pages 909-926 | Received 26 Sep 1995, Accepted 26 Feb 1996, Published online: 16 Apr 2010

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