Expression of heparin-binding epidermal growth factor messenger RNA in the human endometrium

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-34

  Birdsall, Mary A ^a   Hopkisson, James F ^a   Grant, Kate E ^a   Barlow, David H ^a   Mardon, Helen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Heparin binding epidermal growth factor; Menstrual cycle; Placenta; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; HEPARIN BINDING EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; HEPARIN-BINDING EGF-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOLOGY; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; STROMA CELL;

DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ENDOMETRIUM; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PLACENTA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; STROMAL CELLS;

EID: 0029677815     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.1.31     Document Type: Article

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