The potential role of stem cell factor and its receptor c-kit in the mouse blastocyst implantation

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 874-879

  Mitsunari, Masahiro ^a   Harada, Tasuku ^a   Tanikawa, Masahiro ^a   Iwabe, Tomio ^a   Taniguchi, Fuminori ^a   Terakawa, Naoki ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

c kit; Embryo development; Implantation; Stem cell factor; Trophoblast spreading

Indexed keywords

STEM CELL FACTOR; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENDOMETRIUM; MOUSE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TROPHOBLAST;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIVISION; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEM CELL FACTOR; TROPHOBLASTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032840555     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/5.9.874     Document Type: Article

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