Trophoblast migration during human placental implantation

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 307-321

  Burrows, Tanya D ^a   King, Ashley ^a   Loke, Y W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extracellular matrix; Integrins; Metalloproteinases; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

INTEGRIN; METALLOPROTEINASE;

CELL INTERACTION; CELL INVASION; CELL MIGRATION; DECIDUA; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; NIDATION; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0029955027     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/2.4.307     Document Type: Review

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