Adhesiveness of human uterine epithelial RL95-2 cells to trophoblast: Rho protein regulation

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1014-1022

  Heneweer, Carola ^a   Kruse, Lars Hendric ^a   Kindháuser, Felix ^a   Schmidt, Martina ^a   Jakobs, Karl H ^a   Denker, Hans Werner ^a   Thie, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actin cytoskeleton; Adhesion; Implantation; Rho GTPases; Uterine epithelium

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; F ACTIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; INTEGRIN RECEPTOR; RHO FACTOR; ACTIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENTEROTOXIN; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; TCDA PROTEIN, CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL ADHESION; CELL ASSAY; CELL INTERACTION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLAST; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; UTERUS;

CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

ACTINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CELL ADHESION; CELLS, CULTURED; ENTEROTOXINS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; RHOA GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; TROPHOBLASTS; UTERUS;

EID: 0036848211     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/8.11.1014     Document Type: Article

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