Scanning electron microscopic study of the functional anatomy of the porcine oviductal mucosa

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 28-34

  Yaniz, J L ^a   Lopez Gatius, F ^a,b   Hunter, R H F ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MUCOSA; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SWINE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UTERINE TUBE;

ANIMALS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESTRUS; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; SWINE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 33644994213     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: 14390264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2005.00634.x     Document Type: Article

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