Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is important for embryo implantation in mice

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 280, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 13-19

  Isaac, Emma R ^a   Sherwood, Nancy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Implantation; PACAP knockout mouse; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

HYPOPHYSIS ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; GENE DISRUPTION; MALE; MATING SYSTEM; MOUSE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; NULL ALLELE; OVULATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENOTYPE; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; OVULATION; PHENOTYPE; PITUITARY ADENYLATE CYCLASE-ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; SEXUAL MATURATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 36549003071     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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