Molecular aspects of mucin biosynthesis and mucus formation in the bovine cervix during the periestrous period

Mucus within the cervical canal represents a hormonally regulated barrier that reconciles the need to exclude the vaginal microflora from the uterus during progesterone dominance, while permitting sperm transport at estrus. Its characteristics change during the estrous cycle to facilitate these comp...

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Published in:	Physiological genomics Vol. 44; no. 24; p. 1165
Main Authors:	Pluta, Katarzyna, McGettigan, Paul A, Reid, Colm J, Browne, John A, Irwin, Jane A, Tharmalingam, Tharmala, Corfield, Anthony, Baird, Alan, Loftus, Brendan J, Evans, Alexander C O, Carrington, Stephen D
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 18.12.2012
Subjects:	Animals Biological Transport Calcium - metabolism Cattle Cervix Uteri - metabolism Epithelial Cells - metabolism Epithelium - metabolism Estrous Cycle - metabolism Female Gene Expression Regulation Homeostasis - genetics Hormones - metabolism Intracellular Space - metabolism Mucins - biosynthesis Mucins - genetics Mucus - metabolism Reproducibility of Results Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction RNA, Messenger - genetics RNA, Messenger - metabolism Transcription Factors - metabolism
ISSN:	1531-2267, 1531-2267
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