Morphologic comparisons among equine endometrium categories I, II, and III, using light and transmission electron microscopy

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-55

  Ferreira Dias, G M ^a,c   Nequin, L G ^a   King, S S ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FACULDADE DE MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIESTRUS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HORSE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY; DIESTRUS; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HORSES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON;

EID: 0032615739     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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