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Brief Report

Unspecific DNA recombination in AdipoqCre-ERT2 – mediated knockout approaches in transgenic mice is sex-, age- and genotype-dependent

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Pages 1-6 | Received 14 Aug 2019, Accepted 02 Dec 2019, Published online: 16 Dec 2019

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