Progesterone-regulated changes in endometrial gene expression contribute to advanced conceptus development in cattle

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 784-794

  Forde, N ^a   Carter, F ^a   Fair, T ^a   Crowe, M A ^a   Evans, A C O ^a   Spencer, T E ^b   Bazer, F W ^b   McBride, R ^a   Boland, M P ^a   O'Gaora, P ^a   Lonergan, P ^a   Roche, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Female reproductive tract; Gene regulation; Pregnancy; Progesterone; Uterus

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; DNA MICROARRAY; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; METABOLISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70449361673     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.108.074336     Document Type: Article

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