Conceptus, Progesterone, and Breed Effects on Uterine Protein Secretion in Swine

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2657-2670

  Vallet, J L ^a   Christenson, R K ^a   Trout, W E ^b   Klemcke, H G ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Meishan; Retinol Binding Protein; Uteroferrin

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ACID PHOSPHATASE TARTRATE RESISTANT ISOENZYME; ESTROGEN; ISOENZYME; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOPROTEIN; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN; TARTRATE-RESISTANT ACID PHOSPHATASE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PREGNANCY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SECRETION; SWINE; UTERUS;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BREEDING; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; ISOENZYMES; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; METALLOPROTEINS; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; PROTEINS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RETINOL-BINDING PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SWINE; UTERUS;

EID: 0032177741     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.76102657x     Document Type: Article

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