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| Veiga,G.A.L.; Milazzotto,M.P.; Nichi,M.; Lúcio,C.F.; Silva,L.C.G.; Angrimani,D.S.R.; Vannucchi,C.I.. |
| 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 parturition in dogs. Real-time PCR was performed to quantify the levels of ERα mRNA and OTR mRNA in the uterus of bitches during early (up to 20 days of gestation), mid (20 to 40 days) and late pregnancy (41 to 60 days), and parturition (first stage of labor). All tissues expressed ERα and OTR mRNA, and are thus possibly able to respond to eventual estrogen and oxytocin hormonal stimuli. No statistically significant differences in the expression of ERα mRNA were... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Canine; Estrogen; Oxytocin; Receptors; Pregnancy; Parturition. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2015000400339 |
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