A QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF THE HISTOLOGICAL MORPHOLOGY OF THE ENDOMETRIUM OF NORMAL AND BARREN MARES
- 1 January 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Vol. 46 (1) , 17-20
Abstract
The density of uterine glands, height of surface epithelium, numbers of hemosiderin-laden macrophages, inflammatory cells and layers of periglandular fibrosis were evaluated in uterine biopsies from 40 mares. These features were highly variable in normal equine endometrium. Minor pathological changes appeared to be masked by this normal variability. Atrophy of uterine glands was recognized in mares which had been barren for more than 3 yr. No significant differences were found between barren and normal mares in the height of epithelium, number of hemosiderin-laden macrophages, inflammatory cells or layers of collagen surrounding glands in the superficial portion of endometrium. The number of layers of fibrosis surrounding glands in the deep part of lamina propria were correlated with years of barrenness. The finding appears to have prognostic potential.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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