The role of the endometrium and embryo in human implantation

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 365-377

  Diedrich, Klaus ^a   Fauser, B C J M ^b   Devroey, P ^c   Griesinger, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Embryo development; Endometrium; Implantation; Ovarian stimulation

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DNA MICROARRAY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOMICS; HUMAN; MARKER GENE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEOMICS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, ANIMAL; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 34447295100     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmm011     Document Type: Article

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