Plasmin-tumour necrosis factor interaction in the ovulatory process

W J Murdoch1

  • 1Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming, Laramie 82071, USA.

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility. Supplement
|February 29, 2000
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