Morphological changes and proliferative activity in the oviductal epithelium during hormonally defined stages of the oestrous cycle in the bitch

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 110-119

  Steinhauer, N ^a   Boos, A ^b   Gunzel Apel A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CYTOLOGY; DOG; EPITHELIUM; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UTERINE TUBE;

ANIMALS; DOGS; EPITHELIUM; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 2342469468     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2004.00490.x     Document Type: Article

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