Identification of novel pregnancy-associated glycoproteins (PAG) expressed by the peri-implantation conceptus of domestic ruminants

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 103, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 120-134

  Garbayo, Juana M ^a   Serrano, Beatriz ^a   Lopez Gatius, Fernando ^b  

^a Agrifood Institute of Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Binucleate cells; Bovine; Caprine; Ovine; Pregnancy proteins; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; PLACENTA PROTEIN; PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED GLYCOPROTEIN 1; PREGNANCY-ASSOCIATED GLYCOPROTEIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; FEMALE; FETUS; GENETICS; GOAT; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NIDATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PREGNANCY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SHEEP;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; FETUS; GOATS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SHEEP;

ARTIODACTYLA; BOVIDAE; BOVINAE; CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 36048951813     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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