Expression of Prolactin Receptor mRNA after Melatonin Manipulated in Cashmere Goats Skin during Cashmere Growth
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Yue, Chunwang
(College of Animal Science and Technology, Hebei North University)
Du, Lixin (Institute of Animal Science Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences) Zhang, Wei (College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University) Zhu, Xiaoping (College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University) Kong, Xianghao (College of Animal Science and Technology, Hebei North University) Jia, Zhihai (College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University) |
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