Involvement of 20α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in the maintenance of pregnancy in mice

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 408-412

  Choi, Jae Hyek ^a   Ishida, Maho ^b   Matsuwaki, Takashi ^a   Yamanouchi, Keitaro ^a   Nishihara, Masugi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

20 hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase; Fetus; Placenta; Pregnancy; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

MUS; RATTUS;

20ALPHA DIHYDROPROGESTERONE; 20ALPHA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; CHEMISTRY; CROSS BREEDING; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS WEIGHT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; UTERUS;

20-ALPHA-DIHYDROPROGESTERONE; 20-ALPHA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ANIMALS; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; FETAL WEIGHT; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; OVARY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY MAINTENANCE; PROGESTERONE; RNA, MESSENGER; UTERUS;

EID: 58549102169     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.20045     Document Type: Article

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