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Studies on cell proliferation in the brain of chick embryos with special reference to the mesencephalon

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The cost of this investigation was defrayed by a grant from the Swedish Medical Research Council.

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Källén, B. Studies on cell proliferation in the brain of chick embryos with special reference to the mesencephalon. Z. Anat. Entwickl. Gesch. 122, 388–401 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00522237

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