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Performing Vaginal Lavage, Crystal Violet Staining, and Vaginal Cytological Evaluation for Mouse Estrous Cycle Staging Identification
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1Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology,Neural Regeneration Laboratory and Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, 2Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine,University of Ottawa , 3CIHR Program in Neurodegenerative Lipidomics,University of Ottawa , 4Carleton Immersive Media Studio,Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism
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Vaginal LavageCrystal Violet StainingVaginal Cytological EvaluationMouse Estrous Cycle StagingReproductive StatusMouse Models Of DiseaseHormonal RegulationPathological ChallengeProestrusEstrusMetestrusDiestrusOvarian Steroids17-beta-estradiolProgesteroneLuteinizing HormoneFollicle Stimulating HormoneProlactinCell TypologyNucleated Epithelial CellsCornified Squamous Epithelial CellsLeukocytesVaginal SmearsInvasivenessNon-invasive Protocol
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McLean, A. C., Valenzuela, N., Fai, S., Bennett, S. A. Performing Vaginal Lavage, Crystal Violet Staining, and Vaginal Cytological Evaluation for Mouse Estrous Cycle Staging Identification. J. Vis. Exp. (67), e4389, doi:10.3791/4389 (2012).
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