Expression of relaxin receptor LRG7, canine relaxin, and relaxin-like factor in the pelvic diaphragm musculature of dogs with and without perineal hernia

Veterinary Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 476-481

  Merchav, Ronit ^a   Feuermann, Yonatan ^a   Shamay, Avi ^a   Ranen, Eyal ^a   Stein, Uri ^a   Johnston, Dudley E ^a   Shahar, Ron ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dog; Pelvic diaphragm; Perineal hernia; Real time PCR; Relaxin; Relaxin receptor; Relaxin like factor

Indexed keywords

G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; INSULIN; LEYDIG INSULIN LIKE PROTEIN; LEYDIG INSULIN-LIKE PROTEIN; PRIMER DNA; PROTEIN; RECEPTOR; RELAXIN; RELAXIN RECEPTORS; RNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; DOG; DOG DISEASE; HERNIA; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PELVIS FLOOR; PERINEUM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIAPHRAGM; DNA PRIMERS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HERNIA; INSULIN; MALE; PELVIC FLOOR; PERINEUM; PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; RECEPTORS, PEPTIDE; RELAXIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 28344438040     PISSN: 01613499     EISSN: 1532950X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-950X.2005.00072.x     Document Type: Article

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