The effect of skin allografting on the equine endometrial cup reaction

Theriogenology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 237-247

  Adams, A P ^a   Oriol, J G ^a   Campbell, R E ^a   Oppenheim, Y C ^a   Allen, W R ^b   Antczak, D F ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b Thoroughbred Breeders' Association   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equine; Immunology; Placenta; Pregnancy; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1;

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CYTOLOGY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GENETICS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; HORSE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HORSES; IMMUNIZATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 34250340923     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.04.058     Document Type: Article

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