Presence of the acute phase protein, bikunin, in the endometrium of gilts during estrous cycle and early pregnancy

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 507-513

  Hettinger, A M ^a   Allen, M R ^a   Zhang, B R ^a   Goad, D W ^a   Malayer, J R ^a   Geisert, R D ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conceptus; Early development; Female reproductive tract; Implantation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; INTER ALPHA TRYPSIN INHIBITOR; MESSENGER RNA; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; ULINASTATIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRUS CYCLE; EXPLANT; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENE EXPRESSION; LUTEAL PHASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SWINE; TISSUE CULTURE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0034915167     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod65.2.507     Document Type: Article

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