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A review of the mechanism of the release of spermatozoa from storage tubules in the fowl and turkey oviduct

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2007

Daniel Zavaleta  and
Frank Ogasawara
Daniel Zavaleta
Affiliation:
Institute for Tropical High Altitude Research, San Marcos University, Lima, Peru.
Frank Ogasawara
Affiliation:
Department of Avian Sciences, University of Calif. Davis.
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 43 , Issue 2 , June 1987 , pp. 132 - 139
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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