Suppression of PMN-chemotaxis by different molecular weight fractions of equine seminal plasma

Pferdeheilkunde

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 568-573

  Troedsson, M H T ^a   Franklin, R K ^b   Crabo, B G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Equine; PMN chemotaxis; Seminal plasma

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 0033461728     PISSN: 01777726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21836/pem19990615     Document Type: Article

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