Distribution of laminin, vimentin and desmin in the rat uterus during initial stages of implantation

Journal of Molecular Histology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 253-260

  Korgun, E T ^a   Cayli, S ^a   Asar, M ^a   Demir, R ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Decidualization; Desmin; Implantation; Laminin; Vimentin

Indexed keywords

DESMIN; LAMININ; SCLEROPROTEIN; VIMENTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BLOOD VESSEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUALIZATION; ENDODERM; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IMPLANTATION; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; STROMA CELL; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; DESMIN; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; LAMININ; MALE; PREGNANCY; RATS; UTERUS; VIMENTIN;

RATTUS;

EID: 34547111518     PISSN: 15672379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10735-007-9095-4     Document Type: Article

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