Role of activin A as a mediator of in vitro endometrial stromal cell decidualization via the cyclic adenosine monophosphate pathway

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 81, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages 899-903

  Tierney, Emily P ^a   Giudice, Linda C ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activin A; Decidualization; Endometrium; Follistatin; IGFBP 1

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; CYCLIC AMP; FOLLISTATIN; PROTEIN INHIBITOR; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 1;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL SECRETION; CELL STIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CULTURE MEDIUM; DECIDUALIZATION; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INFORMED CONSENT; MEASUREMENT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PHENOTYPE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STROMA CELL;

8-BROMO CYCLIC ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; ACTIVINS; ADULT; CYCLIC AMP; DECIDUA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FOLLISTATIN; HUMANS; INHIBIN-BETA SUBUNITS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 1; STROMAL CELLS;

EID: 1542723106     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.09.031     Document Type: Article

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