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Comparison of Sex Steroid Concentration in Blood Plasma and Ovarian Follicles of White Leghorn and Greenleg Partridge Laying Hens Cover

Comparison of Sex Steroid Concentration in Blood Plasma and Ovarian Follicles of White Leghorn and Greenleg Partridge Laying Hens

Annals of Animal Science
Volume 11 (2011): Issue 4 (August 2011)
By: Andrzej Sechman,  Mirosława Staruszczak and  Janusz Rząsa  
Open Access
|Nov 2011

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10220-011-0003-1 | Journal eISSN: 2300-8733 | Journal ISSN: 1642-3402
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Language: English
Page range: 507 - 520
Published on: Nov 25, 2011
Published by: National Research Institute of Animal Production
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open
Keywords:
sex hormones,
blood,
ovulatory cycle,
ovarian follicles,
White Leghorn,
Greenleg Partridge,
hen
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Biotechnology,
Zoology,
Medicine,
Veterinary medicine

© 2011 Andrzej Sechman, Mirosława Staruszczak, Janusz Rząsa, published by National Research Institute of Animal Production
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