Interactions between trophoblast and uterine epithelium: Monitoring of adhesive forces

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 3211-3219

  Thie, Michael ^a   Röspel, René ^a   Dettmann, Wolfgang ^b   Benoit, Martin ^b   Ludwig, Markus ^b   Gaub, Hermann E ^b   Denker, Hans Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adhesion force; Atomic force microscope; Trophoblast; Uterine epithelium

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL ADHESION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; GLYCOCALYX; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MONOLAYER CULTURE; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0031751347     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.11.3211     Document Type: Article

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