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. 1972 Nov 1;55(2):511–515. doi: 10.1083/jcb.55.2.511

NEXUS JUNCTIONS BETWEEN DIVIDING AND INTERPHASE GRANULOSA CELLS OF THE RAT OVARY

Frederick B Merk 1, N Scott McNutt 1
PMCID: PMC2108808  PMID: 5076786

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