Histological and immunohistochemical characterization of equine anovulatory haemorrhagic follicles (AHFs)

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 395-405

  Ellenberger, C ^a   Muller K ^a   Schoon, H A ^a   Wilsher, S ^b   Allen, Wr ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPOIETIN 2; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; VASCULOTROPIN A; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CAPILLARY; CHEMISTRY; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEINIZATION; METABOLISM; OVARY DISEASE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PATHOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION;

ANGIOPOIETIN-2; ANIMALS; ANOVULATION; CAPILLARIES; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEINIZATION; OVARIAN DISEASES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; RECEPTORS, LH; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-2;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 65649104731     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01085.x     Document Type: Article

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