Cell surface peptidases in human endometrium

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 425-431

  Imai, Kimitoshi ^a   Kanzaki, Hideharu ^b   Mori, Takahide ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aminopeptidase N; Cell surface peptidases; Dipeptidyl peptidase IV; Human endometnum; Neutral endopeptidase

Indexed keywords

AMINOPEPTIDASE; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN;

ENDOMETRIUM; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

AMINOPEPTIDASES; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 0030154345     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.6.425     Document Type: Article

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