Epithelial cell polarity and embryo implantation in mammals

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 389-393

  Thie, Michael ^a   Fuchs, Petra ^a   Denker, Hans Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Epithelial phenotype; Mammalian embryo implantation; Polarity; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL CONTACT; CELL POLARITY; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLAST;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CELL LINE; CELL POLARITY; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMALS; PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLASTS; UTERUS;

EID: 0029875415     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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