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. 1972 Jan 1;52(1):219–227. doi: 10.1083/jcb.52.1.219

AN UNUSUAL INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENDOCRINE CELLS AND OTHER TYPES OF EPITHELIAL CELLS IN THE HUMAN STOMACH

Walter Rubin 1
PMCID: PMC2108674  PMID: 4256738

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