| Autor: |
Romagnoli, Roberta, Cateni, Chiara, Guarino, Fabio M., Bigliardi, Elisa, Paulesu, Luana Ricci |
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Reproductive Biology & Endocrinology; 2003, Vol. 1, p1-6, 6p |
| Abstrakt: |
We recently showed that interleukin-1 (IL-1) is secreted by the placenta of a species of squamate reptile, the three-toed skink, Chalcides chalcides. In this study, we used immunohistochemical techniques to investigate the expression of IL-1 (in the two isoforms, IL-1α and IL-1β) and its specific membrane receptor IL-1 RtI in uterine oviduct during the peri-implantation period. We found that both IL-1 and its receptor were expressed in uterine tissues before and after ovulation (in the pre-ovulatory stage, even before the yolk had formed in the ovary). However, while IL-1α was mostly localized in the uterine mesenchyme tissue, IL-1β and IL-1RtI were present in the uterine epithelium. Our data provide a further comparison between the reproduction of mammals and squamate reptiles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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