Immunolocalization of inhibin and activin subunits in human endometrium across the menstrual cycle

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 3469-3477

  Leung, Peter H Y ^a,b   Salamonsen, Lois A ^a   Findlay, Jock K ^a  

^a HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Activin; Human endometrium; Immunohistochemistry; Inhibin; Menstrual cycle

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; INHIBIN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; DECIDUA; ENDOMETRIUM; EOSINOPHIL; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MACROPHAGE; MAST CELL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; RAT; STROMA CELL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0032425314     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.12.3469     Document Type: Article

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