Conceptus-derived prostaglandins regulate gene expression In the endometrium prior to pregnancy recognition In ruminants

Reproduction

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 377-387

  Spencer, Thomas E ^a   Forde, Niamh ^b   Dorniak, Piotr ^a   Hansen, Thomas R ^c   Romero, Jared J ^c   Lonergan, Patrick ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6 OXOPROSTAGLANDIN F1 ALPHA; 8 ISO 2, 3 DINORPROSTAGLANDIN F1 ALPHA; 8 ISOPROSTAGLANDIN E2; 8 ISOPROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; PROSTACYCLIN; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN D2; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN E2 ETHANOLAMIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN E3; PROSTAGLANDIN F1 ALPHA; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; PROSTAGLANDIN F3 ALPHA; TAU INTERFERON; THROMBOXANE B2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPTUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO MEMBRANE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENE EXPRESSION; HEIFER; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; UTERUS CAVITY; UTERUS HORN;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; INTERFERON TYPE I; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROSTAGLANDINS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; RUMINANTS; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 84885032743     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-13-0165     Document Type: Article

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