Androgen Receptors and Skeletal Muscle Composition in Trotters Treated with Nandrolone Laureate

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 481-491

  Hyyppa, S ^a   Karvonen, U ^b   Rasanen L A ^b   Persson, S G B ^c   Poso, A R ^b  

^a Equine Research   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

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EID: 2542516949     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.1997.tb01134.x     Document Type: Article

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