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Original Article

Gestational Variation of Glycerophosphate Acyltransferase Activity in Maternal Guinea Pig Lung and Possible Role of Thyroid Hormone in its de Novo Synthesis

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Pages 481-488 | Received 24 Jul 1989, Accepted 26 Dec 1989, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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