Vascular endothelial growth factor production by rat granulated metrial gland cells and their morphological features in normal and pathological conditions

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 341-350

  Kaloglu, Celal ^a   Bulut, H Eray ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abortus; Angiogenesis; Implantation

Indexed keywords

AVIDIN; BIOTIN; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VOLUME; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; DEGRANULATION; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMPLANTATION; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; METRIAL GLAND; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METRIAL GLAND; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

RATTUS;

EID: 33846638228     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD05143     Document Type: Article

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