Gene expression of estrogen and oxytocin receptors in the uterus of pregnant and parturient bitches
In the canine species, the precise mechanisms of pregnancy maintenance and the initiation of parturition are not completely understood. The expression of genes encoding the receptors for estrogen (ERα mRNA) and oxytocin (OTR mRNA) was studied in the endometrium and myometrium during pregnancy and pa...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2015-04-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2015000400339&lng=en&tlng=en |