The hormonal control of endometrial receptivity: Estrogen (E2) and progesterone

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 149-166

  De Ziegler, Dominique ^a,b   Fanchin, Renato ^c   De Moustier, Béatrice ^b   Bulletti, Carlo ^d  

^a Hôpital de Zone   (Switzerland)

^b 17 Rue Du General Foy ^*  (France)

^c HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Decidualization; Endometrial receptivity; Estradiol; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NIDATION; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; STROMA CELL; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; PROGESTERONE; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0032143880     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0378(98)00019-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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