Cell-specific expression of estrogen-responsive genes in the uteri of cyclic, early pregnant and ovariectomized ewes

Theriogenology

Volumn 62, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 403-414

  Ing, Nancy H ^a   Zhang, Yuhua ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Gene expression; Sheep; Steroid hormone

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CYCLOPHILIN; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; ONCOGENE; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; UTERUS;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CYCLOPHILINS; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGENS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, FOS; GLYCERALDEHYDE-3-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASES; OVARIECTOMY; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; RNA, MESSENGER; SHEEP; UTERUS;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 3042764581     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2003.10.017     Document Type: Article

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