Endometrial expression of progesterone-induced blocking factor and galectins-1, -3, -9, and -3 binding protein in the luteal phase and early pregnancy in cattle

Physiological Genomics

Volumn 43, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 903-910

  Okumu, L A ^a   Fair, T ^a   Szekeres Bartho, J ^b   O'Doherty, A M ^a   Crowe, M A ^a   Roche, J F ^a   Lonergan, P ^a   Forde, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Bovine; Early pregnancy; Estrous cycle; Progesterone; Uterus

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; ECALECTIN; GALECTIN 1; GALECTIN 3; GALECTIN 3 BINDING PROTEIN; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE INDUCED BLOCKING FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LUTEAL PHASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CATTLE; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GALECTINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LUTEAL PHASE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 79961016806     PISSN: 10948341     EISSN: 15312267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00251.2010     Document Type: Article

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