Ovarian regulation of endometrial gland morphogenesis and activin-follistatin system in the neonatal ovine uterus

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 851-860

  Carpenter, Karen D ^a   Hayashi, Kanako ^a   Spencer, Thomas E ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activitin; Follistatin; Inhibin; Ovary; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; ACTIVIN RECEPTOR 1; ESTRADIOL; FOLLISTATIN; INHIBIN A; INHIBIN B;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; UTERUS GROWTH;

ACTIVIN RECEPTORS; ACTIVINS; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLISTATIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INHIBIN-BETA SUBUNITS; INHIBINS; MORPHOGENESIS; MYOMETRIUM; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0042008028     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.016337     Document Type: Article

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