Vascular and immune regulation of corpus luteum development, maintenance, and regression in the cow

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 198-211

  Shirasuna, K ^a,c   Nitta, A ^a   Sineenard, J ^a   Shimizu, T ^a   Bollwein, H ^b   Miyamoto, A ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Corpus luteum development; Immune cell function; Luteolysis; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENIC PROTEIN; ANGIOTENSIN II; ENDOTHELIN 1; NITRIC OXIDE; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; CYTOLOGY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGY; LUTEOLYSIS; MACROPHAGE; NEUTROPHIL; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; VASCULARIZATION;

ANGIOGENIC PROTEINS; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; ENDOTHELIN-1; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LUTEOLYSIS; MACROPHAGES; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; NEUTROPHILS; NITRIC OXIDE; PREGNANCY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

BOVINAE;

EID: 84863784213     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2012.03.007     Document Type: Review

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