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Metaplastic changes in cultured human ovarian surface epithelium

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia B. C. Women’s Hospital, 2H30-4490 Oak Street, V6H 3V5, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Alice S. T. Wong, Peter C. K. Leung, Sarah L. Maines-Bandiera & Nelly Auersperg

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Wong, A.S.T., Leung, P.C.K., Maines-Bandiera, S.L. et al. Metaplastic changes in cultured human ovarian surface epithelium. In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol.-Animal 34, 668–670 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11626-998-0059-0

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