Expression pattern of different gap junction connexins is related to embryo implantation

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 361-367

  Grümmer, Ruth ^a   Reuss, Bernhard ^a   Winterhager, Elke ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Connexins; Endometrium; Gap junctions; Hormones; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; TROPHOBLAST; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PREGNANCY; RATS; RNA, MESSENGER; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 0030001696     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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