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Expression of bovine interferon-tau variants according to sex and age of conceptuses.
Theriogenology - 1 Jul 2009
Walker Angela M, Kimura Koji, Roberts R Michael
Abstract excerpt
Interferon-tau (IFNT), which plays a major role in maternal recognition of pregnancy in cattle, is transcribed from multiple genes. Moreover, there are at least 12 cDNA variants, many presumably allelic. Although the IFNT locus is autosomal, Day 8 female blastocysts produced approximately twice as much antiviral activity as males. The questions addressed here are whether male and female blastocysts differed in...
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