The use of cytological examination of vaginal smears (CEVS) in the selection of rabbits for superovulation

Theriogenology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 989-995

  Tsiligianni, Th ^a,c   Saratsi, A ^a   Besenfelder, U ^b   Anastasiadis, A ^c   Vainas, E ^c   Saratsis, Ph ^a   Brem, G ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Institute of Laboratory Animal Science   (Austria)

^c INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cytology; Does; Rabbit; Superovulation; Vaginal smears

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 1242288452     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(02)01293-1     Document Type: Article

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