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| === Cyclic Changes in the Uterus === | | === Cyclic Changes in the Uterus === |
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− | * The endometrium shows considerable change during the oestrous cycle. | + | * The [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Endometrium|endometrium]] shows considerable change during the oestrous cycle. |
| * In pro-oestrus and oestrus, endometrial glands are loosely coiled with obvious lumina and a deep epithelial lining. | | * In pro-oestrus and oestrus, endometrial glands are loosely coiled with obvious lumina and a deep epithelial lining. |
− | * During metoestrus, the glads become larger. Lumina become smaller and the basal layer of the endometrium becomes more tortuous. | + | * During metoestrus, the glads become larger. Lumina become smaller and the basal layer of the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Endometrium|endometrium]] becomes more tortuous. |
| * As the bitch reaches anoestrus, there is a reduction in the number of glands and the amount that they coil. | | * As the bitch reaches anoestrus, there is a reduction in the number of glands and the amount that they coil. |
− | * In metoestrus (~98 days after the onset of oestrus), there is desquamation of the endometrial epithelium. | + | * In metoestrus (~98 days after the onset of oestrus), there is desquamation of the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Endometrium|endometrial]] epithelium. |
− | * By day 120-130, the endometrium is restored by proliferation of cells from crypts of the endometrial glands. | + | * By day 120-130, the [[Female_Reproductive_Tract_-The_Uterus_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Endometrium|endometrium]] is restored by proliferation of cells from crypts of the endometrial glands. |
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| === Cyclic Changes in the Ovaries === | | === Cyclic Changes in the Ovaries === |