Oestrogen-dependent expression of LH/hCG receptors in pig fallopian tube and their role in relaxation of the oviduct

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 293-301

  Gawronska, B ^a   Paukku, T ^b   Huhtaniemi, I ^b   Wasowicz, G ^a   Ziecik, A J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND FOOD RESEARCH   (Poland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN RECEPTOR; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; IODINE 125; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; PROLACTIN; RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BINDING COMPETITION; BLOOD VESSEL; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEAL CELL; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; OVIDUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOASSAY; RECEPTOR DENSITY; RECEPTOR OCCUPANCY; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SWINE; UTERINE TUBE; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; FALLOPIA; SUS SCROFA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032900004     PISSN: 00224251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.1150293     Document Type: Article

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