Effects of interferon-[] on activation of the Jak/Stat signal transduction pathway and regulation of ovine endometrial gene expression /

Interferon-[] (IFN[]) is a Type I IFN produced by the trophectoderm of ruminant conceptuses for maternal recognition of pregnancy. IFN[] prevents transcriptional up-regulation of estrogen receptor α (ERα) and oxytocin receptor (OTR) genes in the endometrial luminal epithelium (LE) and superficial g...

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Main Author:	Stewart, Milton David, 1976-
Format:	Thesis eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 2001.
Subjects:	Major physiology of reproduction.
Online Access:	Link to OAKTrust copy