Intracervical application of hyaluronan improves cervical relaxation in the ewe

Theriogenology

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1685-1690

  Perry, K ^a   Haresign, W ^b   Wathes, D C ^a   Khalid, M ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AI; Cervical relaxation; Hyaluronan; Sheep

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; UTERINE CERVIX;

ANIMALS; CERVIX UTERI; ESTRUS; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; HYALURONIC ACID; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 78049297871     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.07.008     Document Type: Article

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