Immunolocalization of steroidogenic enzymes in the corpus luteum and placenta of the Japanese shiba goat

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 247-252

  Weng, Qiang ^a,b   Medan, Mohamed S ^b,c   Ren, Longquan ^b,d   Watanabe, Gen ^b,d   Tsubota, Toshio ^d   Taya, Kazuyoshi ^b,d  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

^d GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum; Immunocytochemistry; Placenta; Shiba goats; Steroidogenic enzymes

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; MAMMALIA;

3 (OR 17) BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; 3 (OR 17)-BETA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; 3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; AROMATASE; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; PROGESTERONE; STEROID MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GOAT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEAL PHASE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

17-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; 3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; CHOLESTEROL SIDE-CHAIN CLEAVAGE ENZYME; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; GOATS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEAL PHASE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; STEROID HYDROXYLASES;

EID: 23044481597     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.16081     Document Type: Article

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