Biology of the prolactin family in bovine placenta. II. Bovine prolactin-related proteins: Their expression, structure and proposed roles

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 18-27

  Ushizawa, Koichi ^a   Hashizume, Kazuyoshi ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bovine; Gene expression; Placenta; Placental lactogen; Prolactin related protein

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

EID: 33644989298     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: 17400929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2006.00315.x     Document Type: Review

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