Identification of interferon-τ isoforms expressed by the peri-implantation goat (Capra hircus) conceptus

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-49

  Ealy, Alan D ^a   Wagner, Sara K ^a   Sheils, Ann E ^a   Whitley, Niki C ^b   Kiesling, David O ^c   Johnson, Sally E ^a   Barbato, Guy F ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE   (United States)

^c LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caprine; Embryo; Interferon tau; Placenta; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; INTERFERON; ISOPROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PLACENTA PROTEIN; TROPHOBLAST PROTEIN 1;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GOAT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NIDATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GOATS; INTERFERON TYPE I; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BOVINAE; CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS;

EID: 2642512574     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2004.01.006     Document Type: Article

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