Effect of insemination volume on uterine contractions and inflammatory response and on elimination of semen in the mare uterus - Scintigraphic and ultrasonographic studies

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 466-471

  Sinnemaa, L ^a   Jarvimaa T ^a   Lehmonen, N ^a   Makela O ^a   Reilas, T ^a,b   Sankari, S ^a   Katila, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INFLAMMATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCINTISCANNING; SPERM; TIME; UTERUS; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INFLAMMATION; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; SEMEN; TIME FACTORS; UTERINE CONTRACTION; UTERUS;

EID: 27844605561     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.2005.00757.x     Document Type: Article

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