Ultrastructure of the human periovulatory cervical mucus

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 479-484

  Ceric, Francisco ^a   Silva, Doris ^a   Vigil, Pilar ^a,b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b Fundacion Medica San Cristobal   (Chile)

Author keywords

Cervical mucus; Mesh; Network; Oestrogenic; Progestative; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METABOLISM; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS;

CERVIX MUCUS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE; SEMEN; SPERM MOTILITY;

BODY FLUIDS; MESH GENERATION; MICROSTRUCTURE;

CERVICAL MUCUS; FUNCTIONAL FEATURES; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MESH; MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES; MORPHOLOGICAL PATTERNS; NETWORK; OESTROGENIC; PROGESTATIVE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 29444449913     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: 14779986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfh106     Document Type: Article

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