Immunohistochemical localization of epidermal growth factor, transforming growth factor-α and growth factor-βs in the caprine peri- implantation period

Theriogenology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 931-944

  Flores, J M ^a   Sanchez M A ^a   Garcia, P ^a   Sanchez B ^a   Nieto, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epidermal growth factor; Goat; Peri implantation period; Transforming growth factor ; Transforming growth factor s

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; GROWTH FACTOR; NORLEUCINE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMISTRY; COITUS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GOAT; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; TIME; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENDOMETRIUM; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GOATS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 0032532114     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(98)00197-6     Document Type: Article

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