Mouse model of menstruation: An indispensable tool to investigate the mechanisms of menstruation and gynaecological diseases (Review)
- Authors:
- Ting Liu
- Fuli Shi
- Ying Ying
- Qiongfeng Chen
- Zhimin Tang
- Hui Lin
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Affiliations: Department of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Nanchang University Medical College, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China - Published online on: October 7, 2020 https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2020.11567
- Pages: 4463-4474
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Copyright: © Liu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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