Hormonal, biochemical, and hematological profiles in female camels (Camelus dromedarius) affected with reproductive disorders

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 118, Issue 2-4, 2010, Pages 372-376

  Ali, A ^a   Tharwat, M ^a   Al sobayil, F A ^a  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Female camels; Hormones; Minerals; Reproductive disorders; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HORMONE; PLASMA PROTEIN; PROGESTERONE; THYROXINE; ZINC;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAMEL; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HEMATOCRIT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; OVARY CYST; PALPATION; REPRODUCTION; TISSUE ADHESION; VAGINA DISEASE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PROTEINS; CAMELS; ENDOMETRITIS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HORMONES; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; OVARIAN CYSTS; PALPATION; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTION; THYROXINE; TISSUE ADHESIONS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VAGINAL DISEASES; ZINC;

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS;

EID: 74849122845     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2009.08.014     Document Type: Article

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