Expression of toll-like receptors 2, 3, 4, and 9 genes in the human endometrium during the menstrual cycle

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 53-60

  Hirata, Tetsuya ^a   Osuga, Yutaka ^a   Hamasaki, Kahori ^a   Hirota, Yasushi ^a   Nose, Emi ^a   Morimoto, Chieko ^a   Harada, Miyuki ^a   Takemura, Yuri ^a   Koga, Kaori ^a   Yoshino, Osamu ^a   Tajima, Toshiki ^a   Hasegawa, Akiko ^a   Yano, Tetsu ^a   Taketani, Yuji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Expression; In situ hybridization; Toll like receptor

Indexed keywords

TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 3; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 9;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STROMA CELL;

ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STROMAL CELLS; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS;

EID: 34247620170     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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