Haichao Lin, Xin Wang, Guifen Liu, Jinlian Fu, Aiguo Wang
Integrin are adhesion molecules involved in uterine-conceptus interactions during the perimplantation period. In this study, the expression of alphaV and beta3 integrin subunits in endometrium during implantation in pigs was investigated. The immunohistochemical location was performed on paraformaldehyde-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue sections, and the mRNA expression of alphaV was detected in endometrium. In addition, serum levels of estradiol, progesterone, follicle-stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone were measured on Days 0, 12, 18, and 25 of pregnancy...
November 2007: Molecular Reproduction and Development