Morphological analysis of transportation pathways of microspheres after their introduction into the uterine horn cavity in cyclic pigs

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 317, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 91-99

  Doboszyńska, Teresa ^a   Andronowska, Aneta ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND FOOD RESEARCH   (Poland)

Author keywords

Estrous cycle; Microspheres; Pig (Polish Large White); Reproductive organs; Transportation pathway

Indexed keywords

MICROSPHERE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LYMPH VESSEL; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVIDUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SWINE; TISSUE STRUCTURE; TUNICA ALBUGINEA; UTERUS CAVITY;

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 3242727500     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-004-0897-3     Document Type: Article

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