Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 1 , Pages 36-47 , 1 January 2010

Epidermal growth factor, transforming growth factor-α, and epidermal growth factor receptor expression and localization in the canine endometrium during the estrous cycle and in bitches with pyometra

Received 6 February 2009 ,Revised 28 July 2009 ,Accepted 1 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.08.002

Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 1 , Pages 36-47 , 1 January 2010

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