A role for glycoconjugates in human development: The human feto-embryonic defence system hypothesis

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 467-473

  Clark, Gary F ^a   Oehninger, Sergio ^a   Patankar, Manish S ^a   Koistinen, Riitta ^b   Dell, Anne ^c   Morris, Howard R ^c   Koistinen, Hannu ^b   Seppälä, Markku ^b  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Glycodelin; Implantation; PP14; Selectins

Indexed keywords

GLYCOCONJUGATE;

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CONTRACEPTION; DECIDUA; DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; FERTILIZATION; FETUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LEUKOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE HOMING; PLACENTA;

EID: 0029865091     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/HUMREP/11.3.467     Document Type: Article

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