Effect of oestrogen antagonist (Tamoxifen) on steroid hormone levels, maturation process of placentomes and course of late pregnancy in cows

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 379-384

  Janowski, T ^a   Zdunczyk S ^a   Podhalicz Dziegielewska M ^a   Raoe A ^a   Chmielewski, A ^a  

^a UNIV OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

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EID: 0002007685     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.1996.tb00089.x     Document Type: Article

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