Evaluation of the uterine environment early in pregnancy establishment to characterise cows with a potentially superior ability to support conceptus survival

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 737-747

  Ledgard, A M ^a   Meier, S ^b   Peterson, A J ^a  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b DAIRYNZ   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

CTGF; endometrium; legumain; osteopontin; prostaglandin pathway; TIMP2; trophoblast

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE THEOPHYLLINATE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE GROWTH FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; COW; FEMALE; GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PGES GENE; PGHS2 GENE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UTERINE LUMINAL FLUID; UTERUS; UTMP GENE;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BODY SIZE; BREEDING; CATTLE; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; OSTEOPONTIN; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROSTAGLANDINS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79960965858     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD10183     Document Type: Article

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