Expression of epidermal growth factor and its receptor in equine placental tissues

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-57

  Lennard, S N ^a,b   Gerstenberg, C ^a   Allen, W R ^a   Stewart, F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CHORIOALLANTOIS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MEMBRANE; HORSE; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCATCHARD PLOT;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS ASINUS; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0031905117     PISSN: 00224251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.1120049     Document Type: Article

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