Interferon Tau in the Ovine Uterus |
Song, Gwon-Hwa
(WCU Biomodulation Major, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University)
Han, Jae-Yong (WCU Biomodulation Major, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University) Spencer, Thomas E. (Department of Animal Science, Center for Animal Biotechnology and Genomics, Texas A&M University) Bazer, Fuller W. (WCU Biomodulation Major, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University) |
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