Expression of mRNA for cell adhesion molecules in the bovine corpus luteum during the estrous cycle and PGF2α-induced luteolysis

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1319-1328

  Shirasuna, Koumei ^a   Watanabe, Sho ^a   Nagai, Kaya ^a   Sasahara, Kiemi ^a   Shimizu, Takashi ^a   Ricken, Albert M ^b   Spanel Borowski, Katharina ^b   Miyamoto, Akio ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cadherin; Connexin; Corpus luteum; Cow; Luteolysis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CATENIN; BETA CATENIN; CADHERIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CONNEXIN 43; ENDOTHELIN 1; LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN; MESSENGER RNA; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CADHERIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE; CORPUS LUTEUM; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ALPHA CATENIN; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD; BETA CATENIN; CADHERINS; CATTLE; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELLS, CULTURED; CONNEXIN 43; CORPUS LUTEUM; DINOPROST; ENDOTHELIN-1; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; RNA, MESSENGER;

BOVINAE;

EID: 38849173160     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.19082     Document Type: Article

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