Double sodium and potassium sulphates revealed by microprobe analysis in dried cervical mucus: A mid-cycle crystallographic index

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 347-358

  Berthou, J ^a   Chretien F C ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Cervical mucus; Crystallization; Microprobe; Sulphate ions

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM SALT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM SULFATE; SULFATE;

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS;

EID: 0030678454     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/3.4.347     Document Type: Article

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