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Morphological and immunohistochemical characterization of spontaneous endometriosis in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)
Eva Gruber-Dujardin
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Pathology Unit, German Primate Center, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
Martina Bleyer
Pathology Unit, German Primate Center, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
Kerstin Mätz-Rensing
Pathology Unit, German Primate Center, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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