Concentration of immunoreactive progesterone and androgens in the yolk of hens' eggs (Gallus domesticus)

Wiener Tierarztliche Monatsschrift

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 62-65

  Möstl, Erich ^a,b   Spendier, Herfried ^a,b   Kotrschal, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Androgens; Birds; Eggs; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038403824     PISSN: 02539411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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