Endometrial biopsy: a valuable clinical and research tool in bovine reproduction

Theriogenology

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 988-994

  Chapwanya, A ^a   Meade, K G ^b   Narciandi, F ^a   Stanley, P ^c   Mee, J F ^d   Doherty, M L ^c   Callanan, J J ^c   O'Farrelly, C ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Endometrial biopsy; Fertility; Histology; Involution; Postpartum; RNA; Uterus

Indexed keywords

RNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BIOPSY; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY; CATTLE; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; REPRODUCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 77949335812     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.11.015     Document Type: Article

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