The relationships between vaginal collagen, plasma oestradiol and uterine prolapse in turkeys

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 153-157

  Buchanan, S ^a   Robertson, G W ^a   Hocking, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; ESTRADIOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONTENT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TURKEY (BIRD); UTERUS PROLAPSE; VAGINA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 0032840146     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rvsc.1998.0295     Document Type: Article

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