The bitch uterine response to semen deposition and its modification by male accessory gland secretions

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 195, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 179-184

  England, G C W ^a   Russo, M ^b   Freeman, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bitch; Neutrophil; Semen deposition; Sperm; Uterine response

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BITCH; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CELL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PROSTATE FLUID; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON ATTACHMENT; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERUS FUNCTION; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; DOGS; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; PROSTATE; SEMEN; UTERUS;

EID: 84873101325     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2012.04.027     Document Type: Article

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