Uterine pinopodes in peri-implantation human endometrium. Clinical relevance

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 816, Issue , 1997, Pages 129-142

  Nikas, George ^a,b   Psychoyos, Alexander ^a  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NIDATION; OOCYTE TRANSPORT; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030835247     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb52136.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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