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Colitti, M., Venturini, E., Gabai, G. et al. Apoptosis and Expression of Related Proteins in Mammary Gland of Heifers during Early Lactation. Vet Res Commun 27 (Suppl 1), 225–227 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:VERC.0000014146.04373.64
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