Integrins and human reproduction

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 153-168

  Bronson, Richard A ^a   Fusi, Francesco M ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTEGRIN;

ANIMAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; NIDATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOZOON; TROPHOBLAST;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; INTEGRINS; MALE; MAMMALS; REPRODUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 0030089705     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.3.153     Document Type: Article

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