Histochemical activity of 5-4-isomerase-3-B hydroxy steroid dehydrogenase in the ovary of the viviparous mexican lizard Sceloporus mucronatus (Reptilia: Prhynosomatidae) and interelationship with progesterone levels during pregnancy

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