Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 8 , Pages 1068-1075 , May 2010

Hormonal concentrations in bitches with primary uterine inertia

  • A. Bergström

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Box 7035, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
    • University Animal Hospital, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7040, SE–750 07 Uppsala, Sweden.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +46 18671496; fax: +46 18673534.
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  • B. Fransson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Box 7035, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
    • Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6610, USA.
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  • A.-S. Lagerstedt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Box 7035, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
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  • H. Kindahl

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Box 7035, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
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  • Ulf Olsson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Box 7013, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
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  • K. Olsson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7011, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden

Received 1 July 2009 ,Revised 7 January 2010 ,Accepted 9 January 2010.

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Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 8 , Pages 1068-1075 , May 2010

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