Expression of α6 and β4 integrin subunits throughout the menstrual cycle: No correlation with uterine receptivity

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 522-526

  Murray, Michael J ^a   Zhang, Jenning ^a   Lessey, Bruce A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

6 integrin subunit; 4 integrin subunit; Endometrium; Implantation; Implantation window; Luteal phase deficiency; Uterine receptivity

Indexed keywords

INTEGRIN; ALPHA6 INTEGRIN; BETA4 INTEGRIN; LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LUTEAL INSUFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; BIOPSY; CHEMISTRY; EPITHELIUM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METABOLISM; NIDATION; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UTERUS;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD; BIOPSY; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INTEGRIN ALPHA6; INTEGRIN BETA4; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UTERUS;

EID: 0033181346     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(99)00268-X     Document Type: Article

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