Endometrial integrin expression in the early luteal phase in natural and stimulated cycles for in vitro fertilization

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-71

  Tavaniotou, Asimina ^a   Bourgain, Claire ^b   Albano, Carola ^a   Platteau, Peter ^a   Smitz, Johan ^a   Devroey, Paul ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Endometrium; In vitro fertilization; Integrins; Luteal phase

Indexed keywords

ALPHA1 INTEGRIN; ALPHA4 INTEGRIN; INTEGRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OOCYTE; OVARY; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STIMULATION;

EID: 0037402365     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(02)00428-1     Document Type: Article

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