Integrins and reproductive physiology: Expression and modulation in fertilization, embryogenesis, and implantation

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 799-811

  Sueoka, Kou ^b   Kuji, Naoaki ^b   Shiokawa, Shigetatsu ^b   Tanaka, Mamoru ^b   Miyazaki, Toyohiko ^b   Yoshimura, Yasunori ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

decidua; embryo; endometrium; implantation; Integrin

Indexed keywords

INTEGRIN; SCLEROPROTEIN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL INTERACTION; DECIDUA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOMETRIUM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; LUTEAL INSUFFICIENCY; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0343853017     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(97)81388-X     Document Type: Article

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