Transrectal Doppler sonography of uterine and umbilical blood flow during pregnancy in mares

Theriogenology

Volumn 61, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 499-509

  Bollwein, Heinrich ^a   Weber, Frank ^a   Woschée, Ina ^a   Stolla, Rudolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Color Doppler sonography; Mare; Pregnancy; Umbilical arteries; Uterine arteries

Indexed keywords

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EID: 0345765476     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(03)00225-5     Document Type: Article

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