VEGF system expression by immunohistochemistry and real-time RT-PCR study on collared peccary placenta

Theriogenology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 834-843

  Santos, Tatiana C ^a   Oliveira, Moacir F ^b   Papa, Paula C ^c   Dantzer, Vibeke ^d   Miglino, Maria A ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b Federal Rural University of Semi Arid   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epitheliochorial; Microcirculation; Placenta; Tayassu; VEGF

Indexed keywords

PECARI TAJACU; SUS; TAYASSU;

VASCULOTROPIN A; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTIODACTYLA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UTERUS; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ARTIODACTYLA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UTERUS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 84926171592     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2014.06.016     Document Type: Article

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