In vitro studies on endometrial adhesiveness for trophoblast: Cellular dynamics in uterine epithelial cells

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 237-252

  Thie, Michael ^a   Denker, Hans Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell polarity; Embryo implantation; Surface adhesiveness; Uterine epithelium

Indexed keywords

1 [2 (4 METHOXYPHENYL) 2 [3 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PROPOXY]ETHYL] 1H IMIDAZOLE; ACTIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL; DILTIAZEM; INTEGRIN; SCLEROPROTEIN;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL ADHESION; CELL LINE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL POLARITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOARCHITECTURE; CYTOLOGY; CYTOSKELETON; EMBRYO; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MONOLAYER CULTURE; NIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SCREENING; SPECTROSCOPY; TIGHT JUNCTION; TROPHOBLAST;

CALCIUM; CELL ADHESION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL LINE; CYTOSKELETON; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 0036907101     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000066963     Document Type: Conference Paper

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