Acta Vet. Brno 2010, 79: 13-17

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201079010013

Angiogenic Effect of Leptin in the Quail Chorioallantoic Membrane

Pavel Výboh1, Michal Zeman1,2, Boris Bilčík1, Božena Šárniková1, Ľubor Košťál1

1Institute of Biochemistry and Genetics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Ivanka pri Dunaji, Slovak Republic
2Comenius University, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Received March 9, 2009
Accepted September 8, 2009

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