Expression of beta hCG and alpha CG mRNA and hCG hormone in human decidual tissue in patients during tubal pregnancy

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 81-89

  Zimmermann, G ^a   Baier, D ^a   Majer, J ^a   Alexander, H ^a  

^a Department of OB/GYN   (Germany)

Author keywords

hCG; Human decidua; Immunohistochemistry; mRNA expression; Western blot

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN ALPHA SUBUNIT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; MESSENGER RNA; PARAFFIN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; DECIDUALIZATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; UTERINE TUBE PREGNANCY; UTERUS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; DECIDUA; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONES, ALPHA SUBUNIT; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, TUBAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RNA, MESSENGER; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 0037291860     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gag006     Document Type: Article

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