In‑vitro models of human endometriosis (Review)
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- Hongjie Fan
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Affiliations: The Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200011, P.R. China - Published online on: December 20, 2019 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2019.8363
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Copyright: © Fan . This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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