Expression of urokinase-type plasminogen activator in human preimplantation embryos

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 273-276

  Khamsi, F ^a,b   Armstrong, D T ^c   Zhang, X ^d  

^a Toronto Fertility Sterility Institute   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epidermal growth factor; Human embryos; Implantation; Plasminogen activator; Urokinase

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; UROKINASE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLASTOCYST; CELL CULTURE; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY;

BLASTOCYST; CELLS, CULTURED; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; URINARY PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 0030112487     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.4.273     Document Type: Article

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