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The origin and course of coronary vessels: embryological considerations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

Jörg Männer
Affiliation:
Dept. of Embryology, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Kreuzbergring 36, D-37075 Gottingen, Germany
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Abstract

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Type
Letter to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998

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