EXPRESSION AND LOCALIZATION OF KRÜPPEL-LIKE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 6 IN DIFFERENTIATING TROPHOBLAST

A RACCA; S CAMOLOTTO; V RENA; JL BOCCO; S GENTI-RAIMONDI; G PANZETTA-DUTARI

arlos Paz Córdoba Argentina

Congreso; Argentine society for biochemistry and molecular biology research (SAIB); 2008

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