The progesterone receptor and ubiquitin are differentially regulated within the endometrial glands of the natural and stimulated cycle

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 264-268

  Bebington, C ^a,b   Doherty, F J ^b   Ndukwe, G ^b   Fleming, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

IVF; Natural cycle; Progesterone receptor; Stimulated cycle; Ubiquitin

Indexed keywords

KI 67 ANTIGEN; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; UBIQUITIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0033997066     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/6.3.264     Document Type: Article

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29. Received on September 7, 1999: accepted on December 13, 1999