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Diurnal Variations in Peripheral Plasma Levels of Testosterone, Androstenone and Cortisol in Boars

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  1. The Department of Clinical Chemistry, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, S-750 07, Sweden

    L.-E. Edqvist

  2. The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, S-750 07, Sweden

    S. Einarsson & K. Larsson

  3. The Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, S-750 07, Sweden

    K. Lundström

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Edqvist, LE., Einarsson, S., Larsson, K. et al. Diurnal Variations in Peripheral Plasma Levels of Testosterone, Androstenone and Cortisol in Boars. Acta Vet Scand 21, 451–453 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03546878

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