Light and scanning electron microscopic study on the blood vascular system of the Donkey placenta

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 86-94

  Saber, A ^a,b   Abd Elnaeim, M ^a,c   Hembes, T ^a,d   Pfarrer, C ^a   Salim, A ^a,c   Leiser, R ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c Assiut University   (Egypt)

^d JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTERY; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; METHODOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; ARTERIES; CAPILLARIES; CORROSION CASTING; EQUIDAE; FEMALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

EQUUS ASINUS;

EID: 40549115292     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: 14390264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2007.00805.x     Document Type: Article

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