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Franceliusa Delys de Oliveira1, Paulo Ramos da Silva Santos1, Moacir Franco de Oliveira2

  • 1Departamento de Cirurgia, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.

Animal Reproduction
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PubMed

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aromataseconceptycytochrome P450gestation, Spix yellow-toothed cavy

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