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Research Article

Trophoblast apoptosis in human term placentas from pregnancies complicated with idiopathic intrauterine growth retardation

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Pages 745-751 | Received 17 Jun 2010, Accepted 17 Sep 2010, Published online: 15 Feb 2011

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