Expression and localization of estrogen receptor α, estrogen receptor β and progesterone receptor in the bovine oviduct in vivo and in vitro

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 279-289

  Ulbrich, S E ^a   Kettler, A ^a   Einspanier, R ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bovine oviduct; Estrogen receptor ; Estrogen receptor ; Immunohistochemistry; mRNA; Progesterone receptor; Western blot

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; STEROID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL SUSPENSION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LUTEAL PHASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVIDUCT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUPPLEMENTATION; UPREGULATION; UTERINE TUBE MUCOSA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BOVINAE;

EID: 0037319339     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(03)00039-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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