A stereological method for estimating the feto-maternal exchange surface area in the bovine placentome at 135 days gestation

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 127-133

  Kannekens, E M ^a   Murray, R D ^b   Howard, C V ^c   Currie, J ^d  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Biology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PLACENTA BARRIER; BOVIDS; BREEDING; CONSTANTS AND COEFFICIENTS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTYLEDON; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; PLACENTA; STEREOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC ERROR;

ANIMALS; BIOMETRY; CATTLE; FEMALE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; BOVINAE;

EID: 33644648071     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2005.09.006     Document Type: Article

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