Is human chorionic gonadotropin directly involved in the regulation of human implantation?

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 269, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 85-92

  Licht, P ^a,b   Fluhr, H ^b   Neuwinger, J ^a   Wallwiener, D ^b   Wildt, L ^c  

^a Fertility Center Nuremberg   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

hCG; IGFBP 1; Implantation; LH receptor; mRNA

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR 1; GELATINASE B; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; DECIDUALIZATION; ENDOMETRIUM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MICRODIALYSIS; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TROPHOBLAST; UTERUS CAVITY; VASCULARIZATION;

CELL ADHESION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; EMBRYO; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; MICRODIALYSIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; RECEPTORS, LH; TROPHOBLASTS; UTERUS;

EID: 33947583273     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2006.09.016     Document Type: Review

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