The expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptors (flt1/fms, flk1/KDR, flt4) and vascular endothelial growth inhibitor in the bovine uterus during the sexual cycle and their correlation with serum sex steroids

Theriogenology

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1720-1734

  Sagsoz H ^a   Saruhan, B G ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bovine uterus; Sexual cycle; VEGF; VEGF receptors; VEGI

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 79961167537     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.01.012     Document Type: Article

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