Expression of CD44 in human cumulus and mural granulosa cells of individual patients in in-vitro fertilization programmes

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 22-28

  Ohta, N ^a   Saito, H ^a   Kuzumaki, T ^a   Takahashi, T ^a   Ito, M M ^a   Saito, T ^a   Nakahara, K ^a   Hiroi, M ^a  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CD44; Cumulus cells; Hyaluronic acid; In vitro fertilization; Mural granulosa cells

Indexed keywords

HERMES ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL POLARITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OOCYTE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD44; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; OOCYTES; PROTEIN ISOFORMS;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 0032954515     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/5.1.22     Document Type: Article

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