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Original

Effect of maternal dexamethasone and alpha-ketoglutarate administration on skeletal development during the last three weeks of prenatal life in pigs

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Pages 489-493 | Received 26 Apr 2005, Accepted 09 Apr 2006, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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