Effects of PGR and ESRα genotypes on the pregnancy rates after embryo transfer in Luxi cattle

Molecular Biology Reports

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 579-584

  Tang, Ke Qiong ^a,b   Yang, Wu Cai ^a,b   Pai, Bin ^a,b   Li, Shu Jing ^c   Chen, Long ^c   Yang, Li Guo ^a,b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Beijing Amber Embryo Technology Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; ESR ; Luxi cattle; PGR; Pregnancy rates

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRUS CYCLE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY RATE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CATTLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE;

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 84871335976     PISSN: 03014851     EISSN: 15734978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11033-012-2095-9     Document Type: Article

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