Leukemia inhibitory factor and homeobox a10 gene expression in an ectopic pregnancy model for implantation

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 190, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1419-1421

  McMinn, Missy J ^a   Hines, Randall S ^a   Walley, Rana B ^a   Cowan, Bryan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ectopic pregnancy; Homeobox a10 gene; Implantation; Leukemia inhibitory factor

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; HOMEOBOX; HOMEOBOX A10 GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER; LUTEAL PHASE; NIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STANDARD;

EID: 2542485280     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.01.071     Document Type: Article

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