The postpartum uterus

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Food Animal Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 569-591

  Sheldon, I Martin ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAPIRIN; CEFQUINOME; CEFTIOFUR; CEPHALOSPORIN; ENROFLOXACIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL CIPIONATE; MECILLINAM; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYTETRACYCLINE; OXYTOCIN; PENICILLIN G; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INVOLUTION; METRITIS; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; OVARY FUNCTION; PUERPERIUM; REGENERATION; RETAINED PLACENTA; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UTERUS; UTERUS DISEASE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 4744369927     PISSN: 07490720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2004.06.008     Document Type: Review

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