Reproductive ability after uterine artery embolization in a sheep model: Observation over 2 seasons

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 679-684

  Yamagami, Takuji ^a   Yoshimatsu, Rika ^a   Matsumoto, Tomohiro ^a,b   Anzai, Hiroshi ^c,d   Yoshizawa, Masahiro ^c   Fukui, Yutaka ^c   Nishimura, Tsunehiko ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO FIRST RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d Boya Farm   (Japan)

Author keywords

Animals; arterial embolization; arteries; experimental study; interventional procedures; uterine

Indexed keywords

GELATIN; MICROSPHERE; TRISACRYL GELATIN MICROSPHERE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LAMB; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP; THERAPY EFFECT; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MODELS, ANIMAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SHEEP; UTERINE ARTERY EMBOLIZATION;

EID: 77954062049     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719110369010     Document Type: Article

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