Differences in the proportion of collagen and muscle in the canine lower urinary tract with regard to gonadal status and gender

Theriogenology

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1516-1524

  Ponglowhapan, S ^a   Church, D B ^a   Khalid, M ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collagen; Muscle; Spaying; Urethra; Urinary bladder

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLADDER; DOG; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TESTIS; URETHRA; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; COLLAGEN; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTIS; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 55549130451     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.06.099     Document Type: Article

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