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. 1959 Oct;148(3):524–547. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1959.sp006304

Changes in the physical properties of the uterine cervix of the rat during pregnancy

Margaret L R Harkness, R D Harkness
PMCID: PMC1363126  PMID: 14399825

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