Expression of leucine-rich repeat-containing G-protein-coupled receptors in the human cyclic endometrium

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1428-1437

  Krusche, Claudia A ^a   Kroll, Tina ^a   Beier, Henning M ^a   Classen Linke, Irmgard ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

GPR48; GPR49; Human endometrium; INSL 3 receptor; LGR 4; LGR 5; LGR 7; LGR 8; relaxin receptor

Indexed keywords

G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; PROTEIN LEUCINE RICH CONTAINING G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 4; PROTEIN LEUCINE RICH CONTAINING G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 5; PROTEIN LEUCINE RICH CONTAINING G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 7; RELAXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STROMA CELL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUCINE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; REFERENCE VALUES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; UTERUS;

EID: 34249695006     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.11.061     Document Type: Article

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