Altered expression of genes involved in the production and degradation of endometrial extracellular matrix in patients with unexplained infertility and recurrent miscarriages

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1111-1116

  Jokimaa, Varpu ^a   Oksjoki, Sanna ^a   Kujari, Harry ^a   Vuorio, Eero ^a   Anttila, Leena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Collagen; Endometrium; Extracellular matrix; Habitual abortion; Infertility

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN; CATHEPSIN H; COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; GELATINASE A; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; MESSENGER RNA; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 3;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL COMPOSITION; CELL LEVEL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CATHEPSINS; COLLAGEN; ENDOMETRIUM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 1; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 2; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASES;

EID: 12244288616     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/8.12.1111     Document Type: Article

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