Menstrual cycle-related sialidase activity of the female cervical mucus is associated with exosome-like vesicles

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 88, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 1212-1219

  Flori, Federica ^a   Secciani, Federica ^a   Capone, Antonietta ^a   Paccagnini, Eugenio ^a   Caruso, Sabrina ^a   Ricci, Maria Grazia ^a   Focarelli, Riccardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cervical mucus; exosome; menstrual cycle; pregnancy; sialidase

Indexed keywords

SIALIDASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL VACUOLE; CENTRIFUGATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; EXOSOME; FEMALE; FLUOROMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ITALY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MUCUS; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UNIVERSITY; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS; VAGINA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVIX MUCUS; CYTOPLASMIC VESICLES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAMINIDASE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 34848926496     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.01.209     Document Type: Article

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