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. 1965 Mar;44(3):465–474. doi: 10.1172/JCI105160

Origin of Estrogen in Women Pregnant with an Anencephalic Fetus*

Paul C MacDonald 1,†, Pentti K Siiteri 1
PMCID: PMC292497  PMID: 14271306

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