Immunophenotypical and functional properties of equine uterine neutrophils of mares with or without degenerative endometrial changes

Pferdeheilkunde

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 650-652

  Zerbe, H ^a   Engelke, F ^b   Leibold, W ^b   Schoon, H A ^b   Klug, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Endometrial degeneration; Endometritis model; Mare; PMN

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 0035604084     PISSN: 01777726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21836/PEM20010622     Document Type: Article

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