Interferon tau: A novel pregnancy recognition signal

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 412-420

  Bazer, Fuller W ^a,b   Spencer, Thomas E ^a   Ott, Troy L ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiluteolytic; Estrogen receptor; Interferon response factors; Oxytocin receptor; Trophectoderm interferon

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; TAU INTERFERON; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CORPUS LUTEUM; COW; ECTODERM; EMBRYO MEMBRANE; ENDOMETRIUM; GOAT; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; INTRAUTERINE DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; RECEPTOR GENE; SHEEP; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0030976772     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1997.tb00253.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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