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  • noun A period of sexual inactivity (in female mammals) between periods of oestrus.

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  • Stem-cell-enriched CD49f hi cells amplify at dioestrus, or with exogenous progesterone, demonstrating a key role for progesterone in propelling this expansion.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs Purna A. Joshi 2010

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