Immunohistochemical localization of extracellular matrix proteins in luteal phase endometrium of fertile and infertile patients

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2713-2718

  Bilalis, D A ^a,b   Klentzeris, L D ^a,c   Fleming, S ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Extracellular matrix proteins; Fertile; Infertile; Luteal phase

Indexed keywords

CD45 ANTIGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; FIBRONECTIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; LAMININ; SCLEROPROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BLOOD VESSEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; STROMA CELL;

EID: 0030470518     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019196     Document Type: Article

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