Oviduct fluid pH in intact and unilaterally ovariectomized pigs

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1069-1074

  Nichol, Robert ^a   Hunter, Ronald H F ^a,b   Cooke, Gerard M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH DIVISION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ovariectomy; Oviduct fluid; pH; Pig

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVIDUCT; OVULATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SWINE;

EID: 0030819699     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y97-115     Document Type: Article

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