Immunohistochemical studies on oestrogen receptor alpha (ERα) and the proliferative marker Ki-67 in the sow uterus at oestrus and early pregnancy

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 361-369

  Sukjumlong, S ^a   Persson, E ^a,b   Kaeoket, K ^a   Dalin, A M ^a,b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; KI 67 ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; ESTRUS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; OVULATION; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SWINE; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CELL DIVISION; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTRUS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KI-67 ANTIGEN; MICE; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; SWINE; UTERUS;

EID: 5344251052     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2004.00529.x     Document Type: Article

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