Ontogeny of LH/hCG receptor gene expression in male and female pig reproductive tracts

Theriogenology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-62

  Derecka, K ^a   Ziecik, A J ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND FOOD RESEARCH   (Poland)

^b Division of Food Science   (Poland)

Author keywords

Gonads; Luteinizing hormone receptor; Ontogeny; Pigs

Indexed keywords

GENE EXPRESSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEROIDOGENESIS;

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWINE; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031177805     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(97)00201-X     Document Type: Article

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