Intrauterine Fluid Accumulation in Oestrous Mares

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 69-78

  Reilas, T ^a   Katila, T ^a   Makela O ^b   Huhtinen, M ^b   Koskinen, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Equine Research   (Finland)

Author keywords

endometrial biopsy; NAGase; glucuronidase; plasmin; protein; spermatozoal motility; trypsin inhibitor capacity

Indexed keywords

EID: 2542485864     PISSN: 0044605X     EISSN: 17510147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03548509     Document Type: Article

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