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Vaginal Smear for Oestrus Detection in the Bitch (view source)
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== Vaginal Smears ==
== Vaginal Smears ==
* At the onset of pro-oestrus, large numbers of erythrocytes are present.
* When true oestrus occurs, the nuber of erythrocytes is reduced, and the smear consists of superficial cells from the stratified squamous epithelium. Such cells include:
** Anuclear cells
** Cells with pyknotic nuclei
** Large intermediate cells
* Towards the end of oestrus, polymorphonuclear neutrophil leukocytes appear. These become the dominant cell type during metoestrus.
* In anoestrus,different cell types are present,these are:
** Nucleated basal of the stratified squamous epithelium
** Intermediate cells of the stratified squamous epithelium
** Few neutrophils
== Vaginal Epithelium ==
== Vaginal Epithelium ==