Galectin-9: A new endometrial epithelial marker for the mid- and late-secretory and decidual phases in humans

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 6170-6176

  Popovici, Roxana M ^a   Krause, Miriam S ^a   Germeyer, Ariane ^a   Strowitzki, Thomas ^a   Von Wolff, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECALECTIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; GALAPTIN; GALECTIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; RIBONUCLEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; STROMA;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DECIDUA; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GALECTINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERFERON TYPE II; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREGNANCY; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 27744476565     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2004-2529     Document Type: Article

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