Theriogenology
Volume 72, Issue 9 , Pages 1180-1187 , December 2009

Plasma PGF2α metabolite levels in cats with uterine disease

  • R. Hagman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Small Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +46 0 18672918; fax: +46 0 18673534.
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  • E. Karlstam

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Wildlife Diseases, National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, Sweden
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  • S. Persson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Small Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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  • H. Kindahl

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden

Received 6 April 2009 ,Revised 7 June 2009 ,Accepted 24 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.06.032

Theriogenology
Volume 72, Issue 9 , Pages 1180-1187 , December 2009

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