Changes in equine endometrial oestrogen receptor α and progesterone receptor mRNAs during the oestrous cycle, early pregnancy and after treatment with exogenous steroids

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 135-142

  McDowell, K J ^a   Adams, M H ^a   Adam, C Y ^a   Simpson, K S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; STEROID;

ANESTRUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORSE; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORSES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; RNA, MESSENGER;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0032837395     PISSN: 00224251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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