Effects of mifepristone on expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in human endometrium during the implantation phase

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1454-1460

  Sun, Xiaoxi ^a   Qiu, Xiaoyan ^a   Gemzell Danielsson, Kristina ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Hormone; Implantation; Mifepristone; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; MIFEPRISTONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SELECTIVITY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENZYME ASSAY; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NIDATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLING; TISSUE SLICE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0346219423     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.05.001     Document Type: Article

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