Molecular complexity in establishing uterine receptivity and implantation

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 1964-1973

  Tranguch, S ^a,b   Daikoku, T ^a   Guo, Y ^a   Wang, H ^a   Dey, S K ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Cannabinoids; Growth factor; Immunophilins; Implantation; Uterus

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; ENDOCANNABINOID; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; IMMUNOPHILIN; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE; WNT PROTEIN;

BLASTOCYST; COMPLEX FORMATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; NIDATION; PREGNANCY RATE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; CANNABINOIDS; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; IMMUNOPHILINS; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MICE; PREGNANCY; PROSTAGLANDINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; UTERUS; WNT PROTEINS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 24344453471     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-005-5230-0     Document Type: Review

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