A haptoglobin-like glycoprotein is produced by implantation-stage rabbit endometrium

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 176-184

  Huffman, L H ^a   Winfrey, V P ^a   Blaeuer, G L ^a   Olson, G E ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN; HAPTOGLOBIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RABBIT; STROMA CELL; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0029788315     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod55.1.176     Document Type: Article

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