Local relaxin biosynthesis in the ovary and uterus through the oestrous cycle and early pregnancy in the female marmoset monkey (Callithrix jacchus)

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1325-1337

  Einspanier, Almuth ^a   Zarreh HoshyariKhah, M Rasoul ^b   Balvers, Marga ^b   Kerr, Lorraine ^c   Fuhrmann, Kerstin ^a   Ivell, Richard ^b  

^a GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum; Endometrium; Placenta; Primate; Prostate

Indexed keywords

RELAXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; MARMOSET; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PROSTATE; THECA CELL; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; CALLITHRIX JACCHUS; MARMOSETS; PLATYRRHINI; PRIMATES;

EID: 0030942634     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.6.1325     Document Type: Article

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