Infertility due to a uterine leiomyoma in a Thoroughbred mare: Clinical findings, treatment and outcome

Equine Veterinary Education

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 150-155

  Quinn, G C ^a   Woodford, N S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Horse; Hysteroscopy; Leiomyoma; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORSE; HYSTEROTOMY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; TISSUE SECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; UTERINE TUBE OCCLUSION; UTERUS MYOMA;

EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 20444405733     PISSN: 09577734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3292.2005.tb00356.x     Document Type: Article

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