The immunologic and antioxidant effects of L-phenylalanine on the uterine implantation of mice embryos during early pregnancy

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1335-1342

  Dong, Yulan ^a   Bai, Yongping ^a   Liu, Guanhui ^a   Wang, Zixu ^a   Cao, Jing ^a   Chen, Yaoxing ^a   Yang, Hongliang ^b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Cytokines; L phenylalanine; Lymphocyte proliferation; Pregnant mice

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CYTOKINE; LIPID PEROXIDE; PHENYLALANINE;

ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BREEDING; CELL PROLIFERATION; DRUG EFFECTS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; LYMPHOCYTE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NIDATION; PREGNANCY; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOKINES; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDES; LYMPHOCYTES; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PHENYLALANINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; UTERUS;

EID: 84907248344     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: 16995848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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