New understanding in the biochemistry of implantation: Potential direct roles of luteinizing hormone and human chorionic gonadotropin

Endocrinologist

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 107-111

  Rao, Ch V ^a   Sanfilippo, J S ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR;

EMBRYO DEATH; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; NIDATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; REVIEW; STROMA CELL; TROPHOBLAST; UTERINE ARTERY; VEIN;

EID: 0030971797     PISSN: 10512144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019616-199707020-00007     Document Type: Review

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