The role of trophoblast interferons in the maintenance of early pregnancy in ruminants

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 137-143

  Godkin, James D ^a   Smith, Scott E ^a   Johnson, Roger D ^a   Doré, Jules J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal maternal interactions; Interferons; Luteal maintenance; Pregnancy maintenance; Trophoblast; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; CYTOKINE; INTERFERON; ISOPROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN; TAU INTERFERON; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; CATTLE; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXPLANT; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; IMMUNOGENETICS; INFUSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN RELEASE; TROPHOBLAST; UTERUS;

EID: 0031050011     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1997.tb00202.x     Document Type: Article

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