Role of Candidate Genes Regulating Uterine Prostaglandins Biosynthesis for Maternal Recognition of Pregnancy in Domestic Animals

Table 1

In our knowledge, status of study for mRNA expression pattern of some important genes regulating PG synthesis in different species.

Name of genes	Expression reported in endometrium of different mammalian species, across estrous/menstruation cycle (in vivo)
	Human	Monkey	Horse	Pig	Cow	Sheep	Goat
AKR1B5	✓; [53]	X	X	✓; [54]	✓; [35, 55]	X	X
PGFS/AKR1C3	✓; [53]	X	✓; [56]	✓; [52, 57]	✓; [55]	✓; [44]	X
PGFR	✓; [58]	X	✓; [59]	X	✓; [55]	X	X
PGES	✓; [60]	✓; [53]	✓; [56]	✓; [52, 57]	✓; [27, 55]	✓; [44]	X
COX-2	✓; [61]	✓; [62]	✓; [54]	✓; [28]	✓; [27, 53]	✓; [13]	X

Symbol represents, reports, ✓: available, X: not available.