An in-vitro model for stromal invasion during implantation of the human blastocyst

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 283-290

  Carver, Janet ^a   Martin, Karen ^b   Spyropoulou, Isabella ^a   Barlow, David ^a   Sargent, Ian ^a   Mardon, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Co culture; Endometrial stroma cells; Implantation; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYTOKERATIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLASTOCYST; CELL INVASION; COCULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EMBRYO; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MONOLAYER CULTURE; NIDATION; STROMA CELL; SUPERNATANT; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0037323669     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg072     Document Type: Article

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