Immunolocalisation of the uterine secretory proteins uterocalin, uteroferrin and uteroglobin in the mare's uterus and placenta throughout pregnancy

Theriogenology

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 746-757

  Ellenberger, C ^a   Wilsher, S ^b   Allen, W R ^b   Hoffmann, C ^a   Kolling M ^b   Bazer, F W ^c   Klug, J ^d   Schoon, D ^a   Schoon, H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mare; Pregnancy; Uterocalin; Uteroferrin; Uteroglobin

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ACID PHOSPHATASE TARTRATE RESISTANT ISOENZYME; ISOENZYME; LIPOCALIN; TARTRATE-RESISTANT ACID PHOSPHATASE; UTEROGLOBIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HORSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; UTERUS;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HORSES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOENZYMES; LIPOCALINS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; UTEROGLOBIN; UTERUS;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 49549110930     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.04.050     Document Type: Article

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