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The avian eosinophil—A review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2007

M. H. Maxwell
M. H. Maxwell
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Agricultural and Food Research Council's Institute for Grassland and Animal Production, Poultry Department, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9PS, Scotland.
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 43 , Issue 3 , October 1987 , pp. 190 - 207
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