Clinical and subclinical endometritis in the mare: Both threats to fertility

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages 10-22

  Leblanc, Mm ^a   Causey, Rc ^b  

^a ROOD AND RIDDLE EQUINE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BREEDING; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM; EUKARYOTIC FLAGELLUM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HYSTEROSCOPY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS; VASCULARIZATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; BIOPSY; BREEDING; CERVIX UTERI; CILIA; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HYSTEROSCOPY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; UTERUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; MYCOBACTERIUM PHLEI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 68349142998     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2009.01485.x     Document Type: Article

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