Article
Ovine uterine gland knock-out model: effects of gland ablation on the estrous cycle.
Biology of reproduction - 1 Feb 2000
Allison Gray C, Bartol F F, Taylor K M, Wiley A A, Ramsey W S, Ott T L, Bazer F W, Spencer T E
Abstract excerpt
Ovine endometrial gland development is a postnatal event that can be inhibited epigenetically by chronic exposure of ewe lambs to a synthetic progestin from birth to puberty. As adults, these neonatally progestin-treated ewes lack endometrial glands and display a uterine gland knockout (UGKO) phenotype that is useful as a model for study of endometrial function. Here, objectives were to determine: 1) length of...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
