Is the metrial gland really a gland?

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 129-131

  Ain, Rupasri ^a   Soares, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHORIOALLANTOIS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; HISTOLOGY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; METRIAL GLAND; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NOTE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SECRETORY GRANULE; TROPHOBLAST; UTERUS;

EID: 1842559746     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2004.01.002     Document Type: Article

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