Interleukins, interferons, and establishment of pregnancy in pigs

Reproduction

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2016, Pages R111-R122

  Mathew, Daniel J ^a   Lucy, Matthew C ^b   Geisert, Rodney D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; DELTA INTERFERON; ESTROGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERFERON; INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR 2; INTERFERON STIMULATED GENE FACTOR 3; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA 2; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN DERIVATIVE; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; STAT1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOMETRIUM; INFLAMMATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PIG; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; INTERFERONS; INTERLEUKINS; PREGNANCY; SWINE;

EID: 84971556245     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-16-0047     Document Type: Review

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