Immunocytochemical localization of transforming growth factor α, epidermal growth factor and epidermal growth factor receptor in the cat endometrium and placenta

Histochemical Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 495-504

  Boomsma, Robert A ^a   Mavrogianis, Patricia A ^b   Verhage, Harold G ^b  

^a United States of America   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CATS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENDOMETRIUM; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OVARIECTOMY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; TIME FACTORS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0030965864     PISSN: 00182214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026463623308     Document Type: Article

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