Immunohistochemical detection of progesterone receptors in the canine uterus and their relation to sex steroid hormone levels

Theriogenology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 773-788

  Vermeirsch, H ^a   Simoens, P ^a   Hellemans, A ^a   Coryn, M ^b   Lauwers, H ^a  

^a Department of Morphology ^*  (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dog; Immunohistochemistry; Progesterone receptors; Sex steroids; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METESTRUS; MYOMETRIUM; PROESTRUS; SMOOTH MUSCLE; STROMA CELL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; CERVIX UTERI; DOGS; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METESTRUS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOMETRIUM; PROESTRUS; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; STROMAL CELLS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UTERUS;

EID: 0034133082     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(99)00273-3     Document Type: Article

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