Uterine Epithelial Morphology and Progesterone Receptors in a Mifepristone-treated Viviparous Lizard Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii (Squamata: Scincidae) During Gestation

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Volumn 318, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 148-158

  Biazik, Joanna M ^a   Parker, Scott L ^a,b   Murphy, Christopher R ^a   Thompson, Michael B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Department of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORMONE ANTAGONIST; MIFEPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIZARD; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PREGNANCY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UTERUS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIZARDS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIFEPRISTONE; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; UTERUS;

PSEUDEMOIA ENTRECASTEAUXII; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

EID: 84860313551     PISSN: 15525007     EISSN: 15525015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.22003     Document Type: Article

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