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McCredie, J. (2005). Understanding Thalidomide as a Neural Crest Poison. In: Die Contergankatastrophe- Eine Bilanz nach 40 Jahren. Deutsches Orthopädisches Geschichts- und Forschungsmuseum, vol 6. Steinkopff. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-7985-1585-9_8
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