Transcriptomic analysis of the bovine endometrium: What is required to establish uterine receptivity to implantation in cattle?

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 189-195

  Forde, Niamh ^a   Lonergan, Pat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Estrous cycle; Gene expression; Pregnancy; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLISM; NIDATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; TRANSCRIPTOME; UTERUS;

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 84861213485     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2011-021     Document Type: Review

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