Physiology and endocrinology symposium: Role of immune cells in the corpus luteum

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1650-1659

  Walusimbi, S S ^a   Pate, J L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum; Immune cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BOVINAE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CORPUS LUTEUM; CYTOLOGY; EOSINOPHIL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; MACROPHAGE; MONOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; EOSINOPHILS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; MACROPHAGES; MONOCYTES; NEUTROPHILS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 84876247499     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-6179     Document Type: Article

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