Relaxin (RLX) and estrogen affect estrogen receptor α, vascular endothelial growth factor, and RLX receptor expression in the neonatal porcine uterus and cervix

Reproduction

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 705-712

  Yan, Wenbo ^a   Chen, Joseph ^a   Wiley, Anne A ^b   Crean Harris, Bethany D ^b   Bartol, Frank F ^b   Bagnell, Carol A ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; RELAXIN; RELAXIN RECEPTOR; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; ORGANOGENESIS; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TISSUE LEVEL; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CERVIX UTERI; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; RECEPTORS, PEPTIDE; RELAXIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; UTERUS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

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EID: 43549110730     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-08-0014     Document Type: Article

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