The expression pattern of MUC1 glycoforms and other biomarkers of endometrial receptivity in fertile and infertile women

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 216-229

  Horne, Andrew W ^a   Lalani, E N ^b   Margara, R A ^b   Ryder, T A ^c   Mobberley, M A ^c   White, J O ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Implantation; MUC1; Pinopodes; Progesterone receptor

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CELL SURFACE MARKER; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; HORMONE RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR; MUCIN 1; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; SEX HORMONE;

ADHESION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMBRYO ADHESION; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM RECEPTIVITY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NIDATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PINOPODIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; STAINING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CA-15-3 ANTIGEN; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-1;

EID: 23244452565     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20307     Document Type: Article

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