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. 1996 Oct 1;93(20):10543–10545. doi: 10.1073/pnas.93.20.10543

What the nose knows: new understandings of Neanderthal upper respiratory tract specializations.

J T Laitman 1, J S Reidenberg 1, S Marquez 1, P J Gannon 1
PMCID: PMC38188  PMID: 8855213

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