Molecular control of the implantation window

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 465-471

  Tabibzadeh, Siamak ^a  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

crystallin ; ebaf; Endometrial receptivity; Implantation window; TNF

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; CYTOKINE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; INTEGRIN; PROTEIN; TASTIN; TROPHININ; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE;

EID: 0032435075     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/4.5.465     Document Type: Conference Paper

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