title: Anisotropic crystalline microstructures in dendritic arborizations of dried mid-cycle cervical mucus: surface morphology and crystallographic study.
abstract: Studies using scanning electron microscopic techniques permitted characterization of the nature and structure of the anisotropic elements present in dried preparations of mid-cycle cervical mucus. Sodium and potassium sulphates were located in the dehydrated matrix either isolated or bound to the dendrites. Depending on crystallization conditions, they appeared as well-formed individual crystals or as spherulites.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Embryologie, Faculté de Médecine, Paris, France.
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Chrétien
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berthou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016880:Anisotropy; D002582:Cervix Mucus; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003461:Crystallography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008597:Menstrual Cycle; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning