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. 1997 Nov;77(3):F244–F248. doi: 10.1136/fn.77.3.f244

Fetal growth restriction and hepatocyte growth factor

D Somerset, S Afford, A Strain, M Kilby
PMCID: PMC1720721  PMID: 9462200

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