Expression of Cyclooxygenase-2 and Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor in the Endometrial Epithelium of the Cow Is Up-Regulated during Early Pregnancy and in Response to Intrauterine Infusions of Interferon-τ

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 54-64

  Emond, Vincent ^a   MacLaren, Leslie A ^b   Kimmins, Sarah ^b   Arosh, Joe A ^a   Fortier, Michel A ^a   Lambert, Raymond D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conceptus; Female reproductive tract; Growth factors; Pregnancy; Uterus

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; PROGESTERONE; TAU INTERFERON;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENDOMETRIUM; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERFERON TYPE I; ISOENZYMES; LUTEOLYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; UP-REGULATION;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 0346093958     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.018689     Document Type: Article

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