Phenotypic plasticity, cellular dynamics, and epithelial turnover of the intestine of Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 238, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-79

  Starck, J Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

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COTURNIX COTURNIX;

EID: 0030056894     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05379.x     Document Type: Article

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