Differential expression of the vascular endothelial growth factor-receptor system in the gravid uterus of Yorkshire and Meishan pigs

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 163-169

  Vonnahme, Kimberly A ^a   Ford, Stephen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Conceptus; Developmental biology; Placenta; Pregnancy; Uterus

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 1; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2;

AMNION FLUID; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SWINE; UTERINE SIZE; UTERUS; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; BODY FLUIDS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FETAL WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; ORGAN SIZE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RECEPTORS, VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR; RNA, MESSENGER; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWINE; UTERUS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-1; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-2;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 3142752693     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.026344     Document Type: Article

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