Characterisation of an in vitro system to study maternal communication with spermatozoa

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 988-998

  Aldarmahi, Ahmed ^a   Elliott, Sarah ^a   Russell, Jean ^a   Klonisch, Thomas ^b   Hombach Klonisch, Sabine ^b   Fazeli, Alireza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

epithelial cells; in vitro model; oviduct; real time PCR.

Indexed keywords

ADRENOMEDULLIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; PROSTAGLANDIN E SYNTHASE; RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GAMETOGENESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; SPERMATOZOON;

ADRENOMEDULLIN; ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; INTRAMOLECULAR OXIDOREDUCTASES; LLC-PK1 CELLS; MALE; OVIDUCTS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

SUS;

EID: 84865850594     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD11268     Document Type: Article

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