Active immunization of mares against the recombinant human inhibin α -Subunit

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 243-250

  Terhaar, H J ^a   Schlote, S ^a   Hoppen, H O ^a   Hennies, M ^b   Holtz, W ^b   Merkt, H ^a   Bader, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

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EID: 0001423961     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.1997.tb01289.x     Document Type: Article

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