Journal of
Cell and Animal Biology

  • Abbreviation: J. Cell Anim. Biol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0867
  • DOI: 10.5897/JCAB
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 262

Full Length Research Paper

Postnatal development of the vagina in West African dwarf goat (Capra hircus)

Clifford Nwabugwu ABIAEZUTE
  • Clifford Nwabugwu ABIAEZUTE
  • Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
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Innocent Chima NWAOGU
  • Innocent Chima NWAOGU
  • Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 16 June 2015
  •  Accepted: 10 August 2015
  •  Published: 30 September 2015

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