Commonality within diversity: The plasma membrane transformation of uterine epithelial cells during early placentation

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 179-183

  Murphy, Christopher R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLASTOCYST; ENDOMETRIUM; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

BLASTOCYST; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MEMBRANE; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROVILLI; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; UTERUS;

EID: 0031948623     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023092100972     Document Type: Review

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