Galectins in the mouse ovary: Concomitant expression of galectin-3 and progesterone degradation enzyme (20α-HSD) in the corpus luteum

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 423-432

  Nio, Junko ^a   Iwanaga, Toshihiko ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

20 HSD; Corpus luteurm; Galectin 1; Galectin 3; Ovary; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

20ALPHA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; BETA GALACTOSIDE; GALECTIN; GALECTIN 1; GALECTIN 3; GLYCOCONJUGATE; LECTIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTERSTITIUM; LUTEAL CELL; LUTEOLYSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE METABOLISM; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; THECA CELL; WEANING;

20-ALPHA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ANIMALS; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; GALECTIN 3; GALECTINS; MICE; OVARY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34247625184     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1369/jhc.6A7053.2007     Document Type: Article

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