Expression of the uterine Mx protein in cyclic and pregnant cows, gilts, and mares

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1552-1561

  Hicks, B A ^a   Etter, S J ^a   Carnahan, K G ^a   Joyce, M M ^a,d   Assiri, A A ^b   Carling, S J ^a   Kodali, K ^a   Johnson, G A ^a,d   Hansen, T R ^c   Mirando, M A ^b,e   Woods, G L ^a   Vanderwall, D K ^a   Ott, T L ^a,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^f 309 Ag Biotech Bldg ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cows; Gene expression; Horses; Interferon; Pigs; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; OVIS; SUS SCROFA;

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MYXOVIRUS RESISTANCE PROTEINS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORSE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; METABOLISM; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SWINE; UTERUS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATTLE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; HORSES; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; SWINE; UTERUS;

EID: 0642368474     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.8161552x     Document Type: Article

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