Activities of matrix metalloproteinases-9 and -2 in uterine fluid during induced equine endometritis

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Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-73

  Oddsdóttir, Charlotta ^a   Riley, Simon C ^b   Leask, Rosemary ^b   Edwards, Dylan R ^c   Watson, Elaine D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometritis; Fibrosis; Mare; Matrix metalloproteinases; Reproduction; TIMPs

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI SUBSP. ZOOEPIDEMICUS;

EID: 38349063032     PISSN: 01777726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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