Retention of functional characteristics by bovine oviduct and uterine epithelia in vitro

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 169-178

  Cox, C I ^a   Leese, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cattle oviduct; Uterus in vitro studies

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; GLUCOSE; KERATIN; LACTIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; UTERINE TUBE; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CALCIUM; CATTLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLS, CULTURED; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; KERATINS; LACTATES; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0031127404     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(96)01621-1     Document Type: Article

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