Immimohistochemically-determined changes in the distribution of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) in the bovine endometrium during the estrous cycle

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1211-1217

  Ohtani, Shintaro ^a,d   Okuda, Kiyoshi ^b   Ohtani, Masayuki ^c   Yamada, Junzo ^c  

^a Biei Veterinary Clinical Center   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d Osaka Agricultural and Forestry Research Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bovine endometrium; Epidermal growth factor; Immunohistochemistry; Insulin like growth factor I

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; FRIESIA;

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CATTLE; CYTOLOGY; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY; CATTLE; ENDOMETRIUM; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; ESTRUS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I;

EID: 0030338175     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.58.12_1211     Document Type: Article

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