Fetal villosity and microvasculature of the bovine placentome in the second half of gestation

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 191, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 517-527

  Leiser, R ^a   Krebs, C ^a   Klisch, K ^a   Ebert, B ^a   Dantzer, V ^b   Schuler, G ^a   Hoffmann, B ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Corrosion casts; Microvasculature; Placenta

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIOLE; ARTERY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PLACENTA BARRIER; CAPILLARY; CATTLE; CHORION VILLUS; DIFFUSION; FEMALE; FETUS; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PLACENTA FUNCTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TECHNIQUE; VENULE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHORIONIC VILLI; CORROSION CASTING; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; MICROCIRCULATION; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0031452743     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878297002690     Document Type: Article

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