Persistent endometrial cups in the same mare in two successive pregnancies

Equine Veterinary Education

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 247-250

  Allen, W R ^a   Wilsher, S ^a  

^a The Paul Mellon Laboratory of Equine Reproduction   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Endometrial cups; Equine Chorionic Gonadotrophin (eCG); Horse; Immune attack; Mare

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 84859442433     PISSN: 09577734     EISSN: 20423292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3292.2011.00277.x     Document Type: Article

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