Measurement of the linear dynamics of the descent of the bovine fetal testis

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 133-142

  Edwards, M J ^a,b   Smith, Murray S R ^a   Freeman, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Growth; Gubernaculum; Inguinal; Scrotum; Testis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY HEIGHT; CATTLE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; INGUINAL CANAL; KIDNEY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCROTUM; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; TESTIS; TESTIS DESCENT; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BIOMETRY; CATTLE; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; INGUINAL CANAL; KIDNEY; MALE; SCROTUM; TESTIS;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0038457217     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-7580.2003.00201.x     Document Type: Article

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