The laboratory swine, second edition

The Laboratory Swine, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-125

  Bollen, Peter J A ^a   Hansen, Axel K ^b   Olsen Alstrup, Aage K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

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