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Hormonal and local regulation of uterine activity during parturition: part I — The oxytocin system

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Maggi, M., Baldi, E. & Susini, T. Hormonal and local regulation of uterine activity during parturition: part I — The oxytocin system. J Endocrinol Invest 17, 739 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03347771

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