Pregnancy effects on distribution of progesterone receptors, oestrogen receptor α, glucocorticoid receptors, Ki-67 antigen and apoptosis in the bovine interplacentomal uterine wall and foetal membranes

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 91, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 55-76

  Boos, A ^a   Kohtes, J ^b   Janssen, V ^b   Mulling C ^c   Stelljes, A ^b   Zerbe, H ^b   Hassig M ^a   Thole, H H ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^e Solvay Pharmaceuticals GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cattle; Glucocorticoid receptors; Immunohistochemistry; Oestrogen receptor ; Pregnancy; Progesterone receptors; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; KI 67 ANTIGEN; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; EMBRYO MEMBRANE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NICK END LABELING; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CATTLE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; KI-67 ANTIGEN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 27944453071     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.03.012     Document Type: Article

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