Domestic Animal Endocrinology
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 75-85 , February 2010

Endothelin-1, endothelin converting enzyme-1 and endothelin receptors in the porcine corpus luteum

  • L.M. Zorrilla
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  • R. Sriperumbudur

      Affiliations

    • R. Sriperumbudur is presently affiliated with SAIC-Frederick, Inc., National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland, 21702.
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  • J.E. Gadsby

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 4700 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27606. Tel.: +1 919 513 6268; fax: +1 919 513 6465.

Received 25 March 2009 ,Revised 25 August 2009 ,Accepted 26 August 2009.

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PII: S0739-7240(09)00099-X

doi: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2009.08.006

Domestic Animal Endocrinology
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 75-85 , February 2010

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