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| Provedor de dados: |
International Journal of Morphology
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| País: |
Chile
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| Título: |
Evidence of Fractality in a Pattern of Crystallization of Bovine Cervical Mucus Obtained at Oestrus
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| Autores: |
Cortés,Manuel E
Hauyón,Roberto
González,Fernando
Vigil,Pilar
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| Data: |
2012-12-01
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| Ano: |
2012
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| Palavras-chave: |
Bovine cervical mucus
Cervical mucus crystallization
Fractal dimension
Fractality
Oestrus
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| Resumo: |
Fractality has emerged as a feature of the organization of some complex natural systems. Several biological secretions show fractal-like patterns for their crystallization phenomena but their presence in crystallizations of bovine cervical mucus (BCM) is yet unknown. In order to assess the fractality of BCM crystallization, samples of this fluid were taken from heifers at oestrus, their crystalline patterns photographed and its morphology analyzed. Among the many images obtained for BCM crystallizations, one of them had a highly symmetrical geometric arrangement, possessing three zones characterized by pine-like, arboriform structures, evidencing a remarkable similarity between them. Moreover, fractal dimensions obtained for these zones were statistically equal when analyzed by using specialized software. In summary, this brief communication shows, for the first time, that a pattern of crystallization of BCM at oestrus possesses a fractal-like organization.
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| Tipo: |
Journal article
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022012000400031
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| Editor: |
Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía
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| Fonte: |
International Journal of Morphology v.30 n.4 2012
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