Co-localisation of prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase and immunoreactive adrenocorticotrophic hormone in ovine foetal

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 303-310

  Reimsnider, Sharon K ^a   Wood, C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; ENZYME ANTIBODY; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MICROSOME ENZYME; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHEEP;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOENZYMES; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PITUITARY GLAND; PREGNANCY; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; SHEEP;

EID: 1542360852     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1800303     Document Type: Article

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