Human uterine epithelial RL95-2 cells reorganize their cytoplasmic architecture with respect to Rho protein and F-actin in response to trophoblast binding

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-8

  Heneweer, Carola ^a   Adelmann, Holger G ^b   Hendric Kruse, Lars ^a   Denker, Hans Werner ^a   Thie, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actin cytoskeleton; Embryo implantation; Rho protein; Trophoblast binding; Uterine epithelium

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; F ACTIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; RHO FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL ADHESION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; CYTOPLASM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPHEROID CELL; TROPHOBLAST; UTERUS;

ACTINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CELL ADHESION; CELL LINE; ENTEROTOXINS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROFILAMENTS; RHOA GTP-BINDING PROTEIN; SPHEROIDS, CELLULAR; TROPHOBLASTS; UTERUS;

CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

EID: 0242657627     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000073432     Document Type: Article

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