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. 1961 Apr;156(1):112–120. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1961.sp006661

The mechanical properties of the uterine cervix of the rat during involution after parturition

Margaret L R Harkness, R D Harkness
PMCID: PMC1359937  PMID: 13711594

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