Interferons and progesterone for establishment and maintenance of pregnancy: Interactions among novel cell signaling pathways

Reproductive Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 179-211

  Bazer, Fuller W ^a   Burghardt, Robert C ^a   Johnson, Greg A ^a   Spencer, Thomas E ^a   Wu, Guoyao ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility; Interferon stimulate genes; Interferons; Pregnancy; Progestamedins; Progesterone; Reproductive health

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; MAMMALIA; MOUSE MAMMARY TUMOR VIRUS; OVIS ARIES; PRIMATES; SUIDAE;

EID: 58149215951     PISSN: 1642431X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1642-431X(12)60012-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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