Regulation of MHC class I gene expression is at transcriptional and post-transcriptional level in bovine placental

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-115

  Ellis, S A ^a   Sargent, I L ^b   Charleston, B ^a   Bainbridge, D R J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Binucleate cell; Cattle; MHC class I; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MESSENGER RNA; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY GENE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TROPHOBLAST;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, MHC CLASS I; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LYMPHOCYTES; PLACENTA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0031883355     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0378(97)00075-2     Document Type: Article

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