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Vaginal Smear for Oestrus Detection in the Bitch (view source)
Revision as of 20:41, 24 February 2010
, 20:41, 24 February 2010Text replace - 'neutrophils' to 'neutrophils'
** Nucleated basal of the stratified squamous epithelium
** Nucleated basal of the stratified squamous epithelium
** Intermediate cells of the stratified squamous epithelium
** Intermediate cells of the stratified squamous epithelium
** Few neutrophils
** Few [[Neutrophils - WikiBlood|neutrophils]]
* Stratum corneum and the layers immediately beneath it are lost by desquamation during pro-oestrus and oestrus. This leaves low squamous epithelium, which becomes converted to columnar epithelium 1-3 weeks after the end of oestrus.
* Stratum corneum and the layers immediately beneath it are lost by desquamation during pro-oestrus and oestrus. This leaves low squamous epithelium, which becomes converted to columnar epithelium 1-3 weeks after the end of oestrus.
* Metoestrus and pregnancy: high columnar, higher than during anoestrus.
* Metoestrus and pregnancy: high columnar, higher than during anoestrus.
* During pro-oestrus, oestrus and early metoestrus, the epithelium and lamina propria are infiltrated with large numbers of neutrophils, which eventually escape into the vaginal lumen.
* During pro-oestrus, oestrus and early metoestrus, the epithelium and lamina propria are infiltrated with large numbers of [[Neutrophils - WikiBlood|neutrophils]], which eventually escape into the vaginal lumen.