Ovarian function and morphology in the mare after multiple follicular punctures

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 575-579

  Bogh I B ^a   Brink, P ^a   Jensen, H E ^a   Lehn Jensen, H ^a   Greve, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abscess; Haematoma; Horse; Ovum pick up; Reparative fibrosis; Transvaginal ultrasound guided aspiration

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FIBROSIS; HISTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FUNCTION; OVARY INFLAMMATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CORPUS LUTEUM; FERTILITY; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; OVULATION; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PUNCTURE;

ANIMALIA; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMALS; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FIBROSIS; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; OVULATION; PUNCTURES;

EID: 0347706095     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516403775467243     Document Type: Article

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