Changes in expression and subcellular localization of nuclear retinoic acid receptors in human endometrial epithelium during the menstrual cycle

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 437-446

  Fukunaka, Kaori ^a   Saito, Tsuyoshi ^a,b   Wataba, Koya ^a   Ashihara, Koji ^a   Ito, Eiki ^a   Kudo, Ryuichi ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Menstrual cycle; Nuclear localization; Retinoic acid; Retinoic acid receptor

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; LIGAND; RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR; RETINOID X RECEPTOR; STEROID HORMONE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SECRETION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0035004021     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/7.5.437     Document Type: Article

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