The cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator gene is expressed in the human endocervix throughout the menstrual cycle

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 636-640

  Hayslip, C Calvin ^a   Hao, E ^a   Usala, Stephen J ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cervical mucus; Cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator gene; water transport

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; PROGESTERONE; SODIUM; TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM TRANSPORT; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS; UTERINE ENDOCERVIX; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 0030956554     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(97)81358-1     Document Type: Article

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