Expression of wingless type (WNT) genes and their antagonists at mRNA levels in equine endometrium during the estrous cycle and early pregnancy

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 125, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 94-102

  Atli, Mehmet Osman ^a,b   Guzeloglu, Aydin ^b   Dinc, Dursun Ali ^b  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Equine; Pregnancy; WNT

Indexed keywords

FRIZZLED PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; WNT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HORSE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FRIZZLED RECEPTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORSES; MALE; PREGNANCY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; WNT PROTEINS;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 79958193111     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2011.04.001     Document Type: Article

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