Luminal and glandular endometrial epithelium express integrins differentially throughout the menstrual cycle: Implications for implantation, contraception, and infertility

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 195-204

  Lessey, Bruce A ^a   Ilesanmi, Abiodun O ^a   Lessey, Meredith A ^a   Riben, Michael ^a   Harris, Jocelyn E ^a   Chwalisz, Kristof ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endometrial receptivity; Endometrium; Implantation; Infertility; Integrins

Indexed keywords

INTEGRIN;

CONTRACEPTION; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030012144     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1996.tb00031.x     Document Type: Review

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