Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 1 , Pages 103-111 , 1 January 2010

Expression of prostaglandin E synthases in the bovine oviduct

  • D. Gauvreau

      Affiliations

    • Unité de Recherche en Ontogénie et Reproduction, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université Laval, Québec, Canada
    • Centre de Recherche en Biologie de la Reproduction (CRBR), Université Laval, Québec, Canada
    • ,
  • V. Moisan

      Affiliations

    • Unité de Recherche en Ontogénie et Reproduction, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université Laval, Québec, Canada
    • Centre de Recherche en Biologie de la Reproduction (CRBR), Université Laval, Québec, Canada
    • ,
  • M. Roy

      Affiliations

    • Unité de Recherche en Ontogénie et Reproduction, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université Laval, Québec, Canada
    • Centre de Recherche en Biologie de la Reproduction (CRBR), Université Laval, Québec, Canada
    • ,
  • M.A. Fortier

      Affiliations

    • Unité de Recherche en Ontogénie et Reproduction, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université Laval, Québec, Canada
    • Centre de Recherche en Biologie de la Reproduction (CRBR), Université Laval, Québec, Canada
    • Département d’Obstétrique et Gynécologie, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
    • ,
  • J-F. Bilodeau

      Affiliations

    • Unité de Recherche en Ontogénie et Reproduction, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l’Université Laval, Québec, Canada
    • Centre de Recherche en Biologie de la Reproduction (CRBR), Université Laval, Québec, Canada
    • Département d’Obstétrique et Gynécologie, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +418 525 4444x46153; fax: +418 654 2765.

Received 10 May 2009 ,Revised 31 July 2009 ,Accepted 23 August 2009.

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PII: S0093-691X(09)00392-6

doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.08.006

Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 1 , Pages 103-111 , 1 January 2010

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