Granulated metrial gland cells and interstitial trophoblast in the uterine wall of the bank vole, Clethrionomys glareolus, in early pregnancy

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 297-301

  Stewart, I J ^a,c   Clarke, J R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Rodentia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DECIDUA; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; METRIAL GLAND; MYOMETRIUM; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLAST; VOLE;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; DECIDUA; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; METRIAL GLAND; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; TROPHOBLASTS; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0032951802     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878298004427     Document Type: Article

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