Gene expression of transforming growth factor-α in human endometrium during decidualization

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 218-222

  Taga, Michiyoshi ^a   Sakakibara, Hideya ^a   Suyama, Kumiko ^a   Ikeda, Mario ^a   Minaguchi, Hiroshi ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

decidualization; gene expression; sex steroid; transforming growth factor

Indexed keywords

MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; SEX HORMONE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ABORTION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUALIZATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOMA; NIDATION; NORTHERN BLOTTING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0030950086     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02766113     Document Type: Article

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