Histopathological changes in the reproductive organs of manchego ewes grazing on lucerne

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 325-330

  Cantero, A ^a,c   Sancha, J L ^a,c   Flores, J M ^b,c   Rodriguez, A ^b,c   Gonzalez, T ^a,c  

^a 'El Encin' Farm   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c State Agrarian Invest Serv C   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS;

COUMESTROL;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SHEEP; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; CERVIX UTERI; COUMESTROL; FEMALE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP; UTERUS;

EID: 2842581480     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.1996.tb00459.x     Document Type: Article

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