Proenkephalin A and the γ-aminobutyric acid A receptor π subunit: expression, localization, and dynamic changes in human secretory endometrium

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1750-1757

  Quezada, Marisol ^a   Henríquez, Soledad ^a   Vargas, Macarena ^a   Cardenas, Hugo ^a   Tapia, Alejandro ^a   Rios, Miguel ^a   Salvatierra, Ana M ^b   Orihuela, Pedro A ^b,c   Croxatto, Horacio B ^b,c   Velasquez, Luis ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b Instituto Chileno de Medicina Reproductiva   (Chile)

^c P Universidad Católica de Chile   (Chile)

Author keywords

endometrial receptivity; gamma aminobutyric acid A receptor subunit; gene expression; immunohistochemistry; implantation; proenkephalin A; real time PCR; Secretory endometrium

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; PROENKEPHALIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIUM; ENKEPHALINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33751173189     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.05.033     Document Type: Article

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