The complement system of the duck

Avian Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-25

  Koppenheffer, T L ^a   Chan, Sarah W S ^b   Higgins, D A ^b  

^a TRINITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAS SP.; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0033083019     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079459995000     Document Type: Article

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