Oestrous cycle-related changes in production of Toll-like receptors and prostaglandins in the canine endometrium

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 45-57

  Silva, E ^a   Henriques, S ^a   Brito, S ^a   Ferreira Dias, G ^a   Lopes da Costa, L ^a   Mateus, L ^a  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bitch; Endometrium; LPS; LTA; Prostaglandins; TLR

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 1; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 3; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 5; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 6; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 7; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 9;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PYOMETRA;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DOGS; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; PROSTAGLANDINS; PYOMETRA; TEICHOIC ACIDS; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84872398611     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: 18727603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2012.07.003     Document Type: Article

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