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Fibroblast growth factor receptor two (FGFR2) regulates uterine epithelial integrity and fertility in mice.
Biology of reproduction - 1 Jan 2014
Filant Justyna, DeMayo Franco J, Pru James K, Lydon John P, Spencer Thomas E
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Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) and their receptors (FGFRs) regulate luminal epithelial (LE) cell proliferation in the adult mouse uterus. This study tested the hypothesis that FGFR2 has a biological role in postnatal development and function of the uterus by conditionally deleting Fgfr2 after birth using progesterone receptor (Pgr)-Cre mice. Adult Fgfr2 mutant female mice were initially subfertile and became...
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