Immunohistochemical localization of the growth hormone in human endometrium and decidua

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 112-116

  Sbracia, Marco ^a   Scarpellini, Fabio ^b   Poverini, Roberto ^c   Alò, Piero Lvigi ^d   Rossi, Gabriele ^e   Di Tondo, Ugo ^d  

^a Center of Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c Ctr Fisiopatol Riprod Villa Mafalda   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Decidua; Growth hormone; Human endometrium; Immunohistochemistry; Secretory phase

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NIDATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STROMA CELL;

EID: 1242308299     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.8755-8920.2003.00127.x     Document Type: Article

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