Regulation of gap junction connexins in the endometrium during early pregnancy

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 293, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 189-194

  Grümmer, Ruth ^a   Winterhager, Elke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Connexin; Endometrium; Gap junction; Hormonal regulation; Implantation; Receptive phase

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; PROGESTERONE; STEROID HORMONE;

BLASTOCYST; CELL COMMUNICATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RAT; REVIEW; TROPHOBLAST;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CONNEXINS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RABBITS; RATS;

MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0031827367     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410051111     Document Type: Review

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