Isolation of immunologically active uterine luminal proteins associated with follicular and luteal phases of the ovary in Buffalo (Bubalus bubalus)

Theriogenology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1183-1196

  Ramadan, A A ^a   Hassan, H M ^a  

^a PO Box 12556   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Buffalo; Follicular phase; Luteal phase; Neutrophils; Uterine proteins

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UTERUS LUMEN PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOLOGY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUTEAL PHASE; METABOLISM; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ISOLATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS;

EID: 0033066610     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(99)80021-1     Document Type: Article

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