Morphological characterization of different human cervical mucus types using light and scanning electron microscopy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1782-1789

  Menarguez M ^a   Pastor, L M ^a   Odebad, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cervical mucus; Ferning; Light microscopy; Morphology; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

GLUTARALDEHYDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPT CELL; CRYSTALLIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NORMAL HUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TISSUE FIXATION; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS;

EID: 0042763868     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg382     Document Type: Article

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