Bovine corpus luteum: A historic overview and implications for future research

Theriogenology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1267-1294

  Hansel, William ^a   Blair, Robert M ^a  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0000774661     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0093-691X(96)00098-2     Document Type: Article

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