Differential expression of mRNAs encoding BMP/Smad pathway molecules in antral follicles of high- and low-fecundity Hu sheep

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 120, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 47-55

  Xu, Yefen ^a,b   Li, Erlin ^a   Han, Yedong ^a   Chen, Ling ^c   Xie, Zhuang ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIBET UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Suzhou Sheep Breeding Farm of Jiangsu Province   (China)

Author keywords

BMP Smad pathway; Gene expression; Hu sheep; Ovulation rate

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN RECEPTOR 1; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; MESSENGER RNA; SMAD PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SHEEP; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN RECEPTORS, TYPE I; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MUTATION; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RECEPTORS, TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; RNA, MESSENGER; SHEEP; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMAD PROTEINS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77954856630     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2010.02.009     Document Type: Article

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