Extracellular vesicles in luminal fluid of the ovine uterus.

Microvesicles and exosomes are nanoparticles released from cells and can contain small RNAs, mRNA and proteins that affect cells at distant sites. In sheep, endogenous beta retroviruses (enJSRVs) are expressed in the endometrial epithelia of the uterus and can be transferred to the conceptus trophec...

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Main Authors: Gregory Burns, Kelsey Brooks, Mark Wildung, Raphatphorn Navakanitworakul, Lane K Christenson, Thomas E Spencer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3948691?pdf=render