Detection of transforming growth factor-α and epidermal growth factor receptor mRNA and immunohistochemical localization of the corresponding proteins in the canine uterus during the estrous cycle

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 817-824

  Tamada, H ^a   Tominaga, M ^a   Kida, K ^a   Kawate, N ^a   Inaba, T ^a   Matsuyama, S ^a   Sawada, T ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dog; EGF receptor; Estrous cycle; TGF ; Uterus

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ANESTRUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; DOG; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GROWTH REGULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PROESTRUS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAINING; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DOGS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 21644452013     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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