Endocrine aspects of uterine involution in the cow

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 261-268

  Kindahl, H ^a,b   Bekana, M ^a   Kask, K ^a   Konigsson K ^a,b   Gustafsson, H ^a,b   Odensvik, K ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Dairy Association   (Sweden)

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EID: 0008957407     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.1999.tb01249.x     Document Type: Article

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