A collaboration of aquaporins handles water transport in relation to the estrous cycle in the bitch uterus

Theriogenology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 310-321

  Aralla, M ^a   Borromeo, V ^a   Groppetti, D ^a   Secchi, C ^a   Cremonesi, F ^a   Arrighi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aquaporins; Bitch uterus; Estrous cycle; Immunohistochemistry; Western blot

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; AQUAPORIN 1; AQUAPORIN 2; AQUAPORIN 5; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DOG; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; AQUAPORIN 1; AQUAPORIN 2; AQUAPORIN 5; AQUAPORINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; DOGS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; UTERUS; WATER;

CANIDAE;

EID: 67649442565     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.01.023     Document Type: Article

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