Gene Expression of Arginine Vasotocin in Ovarian and Uterine Tissues of the Chicken

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 695-701

  Saito, N ^a   Grossmann, R ^a,b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Institute for Small Animal Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arginine Vasotocin; Chicken; Ovary; RT PCR; Uterus

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0033408738     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.1999.695     Document Type: Article

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