An ultrastructural study of microvascular inter-endothelial tight junctions in normal endometrium

Micron

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 632-636

  Karakotchian, Mary ^a   Fraser, Ian S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Endothelium; Microvessels; Tight junctions

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; CELL MEMBRANES; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

ENDOMETRIUM; MICROVESSELS; TIGHT JUNCTION DENSITY;

CELLS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MICROCIRCULATION; TIGHT JUNCTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; TIGHT JUNCTIONS;

EID: 34247131707     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2006.09.010     Document Type: Article

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