Presence of follipsin complexed with α2-macro-globulin in porcine ovarian follicular fluid

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 280, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-64

  Kohyama, Kuniko ^a   Ohnishi, Junji ^a   Murata, Makoto ^a   Takahashi, Takayuki ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031963045     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19980101)280:1<57::AID-JEZ7>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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