Osteopontin: A leading candidate adhesion molecule for implantation in pigs and sheep

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Johnson, Greg A ^a   Burghardt, Robert C ^a   Bazer, Fuller W ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Implantation; Integrins; Pigs; Psteoponti; Sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944029919     PISSN: 16749782     EISSN: 20491891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2049-1891-5-56     Document Type: Review

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