Embryo implantation: The molecular mechanism remains elusive

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 833-839

  Aplin, John D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesion molecule; Endometrium; Epithelial polarity; Glycocalyx; Implantation; Mucin

Indexed keywords

MUCIN 1;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL POLARITY; CELL SURFACE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO MEMBRANE; ENDOMETRIAL DISEASE; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GLYCOCALYX; HUMAN; MEMBRANE BINDING; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 33845892564     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)61032-2     Document Type: Article

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