Morphology and immunolocalization of aquaporins 1 and 9 in the agouti (Dasyprocta azarae) testis excurrent ducts
Bruno Cesar Schimming; Leandro Luis Martins; Fabrício Singaretti de Oliveira; Patrícia Fernanda Felipe Pinheiro; Raquel Fantin Domeniconi
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Submitted date:
07/20/2021
Accepted date:
10/05/2021
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