Influence of pre-ovulatory insemination and early pregnancy on the infiltration by cells of the immune system in the sow endometrium

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 55-71

  Kaeoket, K ^a,b   Persson, E ^a   Dalin, A M ^a,b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Centre for Reproductive Biology in Uppsala CRU   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Endometrium; Leukocyte; Pregnancy; Progesterone; Sow uterus

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLOOD; BREEDING; CYTOLOGY; ENDOMETRIUM; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; LEUKOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SPERMATOZOON; SWINE; TIME;

ANIMALS; ENDOMETRIUM; EOSINOPHILS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LEUKOCYTES; LYMPHOCYTES; MACROPHAGES; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037440165     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(02)00230-0     Document Type: Article

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