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Fol. Biol. 2000, 46, 59-68

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2000046020059

Immunolocalization of the Boar Seminal Immunosuppressive Fraction Infused via Uterus on the Lymphocytes Populating Mouse Genital Tract Tissues

J. Dostál1, B. Železná2, V. Jonáková2, Leopold Veselský2

1Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Liběchov, Czech Republic
2Institute of Molecular Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic

Received July 14, 1999
Accepted November 16, 1999

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