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From: GHB toxicokinetics and renal monocarboxylate transporter expression are influenced by the estrus cycle in rats

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Representative vaginal smears for the four estrous cycle stages in female Sprague-Dawley rats at 20 times magnification. [A]. Proestrus characterized by large nucleated epithelial cells [1]. [B] Estrus characterized by large anucleated keratinized epithelial cells [2]. [C] Metestrus characterized by a combination of epithelial cells and neutrophils [3]. [D] Diestrus characterized by low cellularity, and a combination of neutrophils, small and large epithelial cells [1,2,3]

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