Relaxin-like factor gene is highly expressed in the bovine ovary of the cycle and pregnancy: Sequence and messenger ribonucleic acid analysis

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1452-1457

  Bathgate, Ross ^a   Balvers, Marga ^a   Hunt, Nicholas ^a   Ivell, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GROWTH FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; RELAXIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0029908314     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod55.6.1452     Document Type: Article

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