Crystallization and the number of neutrophils increase in the cervical mucus as parturition approaches in dairy cows

Comparative Clinical Pathology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 72-75

  Ahmadi, M R ^a   Kafi, M ^a   Ghodrat, M ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cervical mucus; Cows; Cytology; Nasal secretions; Parturition

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILDBIRTH; COCCYGEAL BONE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DAIRY CATTLE; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GIEMSA STAIN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; NOSE MUCUS; NOSE SECRETION; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS;

EID: 31044452764     PISSN: 16185641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00580-005-0558-2     Document Type: Article

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