Cyclic changes of the canine endometrial surface: An electron-microscopic study

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 46-53

  Van Cruchten, S ^a   Van Den Broeck, W ^a   Roels, F ^b   Simoens, P ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dog; Estrous cycle; Scanning electron microscopy; Transmission electron microscopy; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ANESTRUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURFACE; CILIATED EPITHELIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; METESTRUS; MICROTUBULE; MICROVILLUS; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; DOGS; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0037262007     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000068216     Document Type: Article

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