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Research Article

First Demonstration of an Increased Serum Level of Reactive Oxygen Species During the Peripartal Period in the Ewes

Annalisa RizzoDepartment of Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, ValenzanoBari, Italy
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Maddalena MutinatiDepartment of Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, ValenzanoBari, Italy
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Massimo SpedicatoDepartment of Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, ValenzanoBari, Italy
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Giuseppe MinoiaDepartment of Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, ValenzanoBari, Italy
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Carmelinda TrisoliniDepartment of Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, ValenzanoBari, Italy
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Felicita JirilloImmunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Raffaele Luigi SciorsciDepartment of Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, ValenzanoBari, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 741-746 | Published online: 20 Oct 2008

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