Enzyme activity in bovine cervical mucus during spontaneous and induced estrus

Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 189-193

  Tsiligianni, Theodora ^a,b   Karagiannidis, A ^a   Saratsis, Ph ^a   Brikas, P ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Agricultural Research Station   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFAPROSTOL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALPHA MANNOSIDASE; AMYLASE; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; GLUCOSIDASE; INTERGONAN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; N ACETYL BETA GLUCOSAMINIDASE; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; SERIC GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DEVICE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALPHA-AMYLASE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CERVIX MUCUS; DINOPROST; DRUG IMPLANTS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 0042922815     PISSN: 08309000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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