Gene expression and maintenance of pregnancy in bovine: Roles of trophoblastic binucleate cell-specific molecules

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-90

  Hashizume, Kazuyoshi ^a   Ushizawa, Koichi ^b   Patel, Osman V ^c   Kizaki, Keiichiro ^a   Imai, Kei ^d   Yamada, Osamu ^e   Nakano, Haruo ^f   Takahashi, Toru ^b  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL LIVESTOCK BREEDING CENTER   (Japan)

^e Miyagi Prefectural Sendai Livestock Hygiene Center   (Japan)

^f Health Sciences Centre Calgary   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; PROLACTIN; PROLACTIN RELATED PROTEIN; PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SPECIFICITY; COTYLEDON; COW; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DNA MICROARRAY; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREGNANCY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBONUCLEASE PROTECTION ASSAY; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; TROPHOBLAST;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL NUCLEUS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL LACTOGEN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; TROPHOBLASTS;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33845970518     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD06118     Document Type: Article

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