A light microscopic and ultrastructural study on the presence and location of oxytocin in the equine endometrium

Theriogenology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 909-921

  Bae, Sung Eun ^a   Watson, Elaine D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Mare; Oxytocin; Uterus

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 0043286411     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(02)01362-6     Document Type: Article

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