Biomarkers of endometrial receptivity - A review

Placenta

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. B, 2003, Pages

  Cavagna, M ^a   Mantese, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTO AMARO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CALCITONIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CYTOKINE; GROWTH FACTOR; PROGESTERONE;

BLASTOCYST; CELL ADHESION; CELL INVASION; CELL ORGANELLE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HOX GENE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MORPHOLOGY; NIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TISSUE INTERACTION;

EID: 0142181109     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4004(03)00184-X     Document Type: Review

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