Proteins in the uterine secretions of the cow.
Cows of normal reproductive history were treated with progesterone for periods of 2--3 months. The uterine secretions yielded 5 major fractions of macromolecular components. Two of the fractions comprised serum proteins. In the other 3 fractions at least 9 non-serum proteins were observed, 7 in one fraction, but in only small amounts. Of the remaining 2 non-serum proteins one is an acid phosphatase recoverable in small amounts, and the other is lactoferrin and is the major non-serum protein present in the uterine secretions of progesterone-treated cows.
D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000032:analysis; D002417:Cattle; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005260:Female; D007781:Lactoferrin / Q000032:analysis; D011374:Progesterone / Q000494:pharmacology; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D014599:Uterus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*
D001798:Blood Proteins; D011506:Proteins; D011374:Progesterone; D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D007781:Lactoferrin