Akt as a possible intracellular mediator for decidualization in human endometrial stromal cells

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 9, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 265-269

  Yoshino, Osamu ^a   Osuga, Yutaka ^a   Hirota, Yasushi ^a   Koga, Kaori ^a   Yano, Tetsu ^a   Tsutsumi, Osamu ^a,b   Taketani, Yuji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Akt; B; cAMP; Decidualization; Endometrium; Protein kinase A

Indexed keywords

8 BROMO CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; ESTRADIOL; N [2 (4 BROMOCINNAMYLAMINO)ETHYL] 5 ISOQUINOLINESULFONAMIDE; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN KINASE B;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUALIZATION; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STROMA CELL;

EID: 0037973292     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gag035     Document Type: Article

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