Apoptosis in the canine endometrium during the estrous cycle

Theriogenology

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1595-1608

  Van Cruchten, S ^a   Van Den Broeck, W ^a   Duchateau, L ^a   Simoens, P ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Canine; Endometrium; Estrous cycle

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0242489260     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(03)00178-X     Document Type: Article

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