Transrectal Doppler sonography for evaluation of uterine blood flow throughout pregnancy in 13 cows

Theriogenology

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2113-2119

  Panarace, M ^a   Garnil, C ^b   Marfil, M ^a   Jauregui, G ^a   Lagioia, J ^a   Luther, E ^b   Medina, M ^a  

^a Biotechnology Area   (Argentina)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Color Doppler sonography; Cow; Fetal and placental monitoring; Resistance index; Uterine artery

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTERY; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VOLUME; CATTLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RECTUM; UTERUS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; ARTERIES; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VOLUME; CATTLE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; PREGNANCY; RECTUM; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; UTERUS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33846046622     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.03.040     Document Type: Article

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