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Eva Neirinckx1, Siska Croubels2, Jean Paul Remon3

  • 1Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium; Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Harelbekestraat 72, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.

Veterinary Journal (London, England : 1997)
|November 24, 2011
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