Expression of the prion protein gene (PRNP) and cellular prion protein (PrPc) in cattle and sheep fetuses and maternal tissues during pregnancy

Gene Expression

Volumn 13, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 283-297

  Thumdee, Patama ^a   Ponsuksili, Siriluck ^b   Murani, Eduard ^b   Nganvongpanit, Korakot ^a   Gehrig, Bernhard ^a   Tesfaye, Dawit ^a   Gilles, Markus ^a   Hoelker, Michael ^a   Jennen, Danyel ^a   Griese, Josef ^a   Schellander, Karl ^a   Wimmers, Klaus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cellular prion protein (PrPc); Fetus; Pregnancy; Preimplantation embryo; Prion; Prion protein gene (PRNP); Reproductive organs

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PRION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; FETUS; FETUS (ANATOMY); GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOTYPE; GRANULOSA CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE; PREGNANCY; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; THECA CELL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ZYGOTE;

BOS; BOVINAE; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34347391925     PISSN: 10522166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/000000006780666984     Document Type: Article

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