Nuclear estrogen and progesterone receptors in the oviduct of heifers under natural and superovulated estrous cycles

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 28-37

  Valle, Guilherme Ribeiro ^a   Cassali, Geovanni Dantas ^b   Nogueira, José Carlos ^b   Castro, Antônio Carlos Santana ^b   Reis, Adelina Martha ^b   Cardoso, Fábio Maurício ^a   Figueiredo, Cláudia Beatriz Oliveira ^b   Nascimento, Ernane Fagundes ^b  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bovine; Estrogen receptor; Estrous cycle; Oviduct; Progesterone receptor

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; OVIDUCT; PREGNANCY; SUPEROVULATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALE; OVIDUCTS; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; SUPEROVULATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 34250768225     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2006.08.026     Document Type: Article

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