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Follicular Progesterone Levels Decrease During the Period of Seasonal Infertility in Sows

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Book ID: 108922478
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2010
Tongue: English
Weight: 366 KB
Volume: 46
Category: Article
ISSN: 0936-6768
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2010.01695.x

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