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Original Article

Correlation Between the Number of Placental Opioid Receptors, Mode of Delivery, and Maternal Narcotic Use

Mahmoud S. Ahmed Departments of Biochemistry Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences Memphis, Tennessee
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Jay S. Schinfeld Departments of Biochemistry Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences Memphis, Tennessee
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R. Jones Departments of Biochemistry Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences Memphis, Tennessee
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A. G. Cavinato Departments of Biochemistry Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences Memphis, Tennessee
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C. Baker Departments of Biochemistry Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences Memphis, Tennessee
Pages 255-267 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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