HOX genes in implantation

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 431-436

  Vitiello, Danielle ^a   Kodaman, Pinar H ^a   Taylor, Hugh S ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometrium; HOX; Implantation; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GENE PRODUCT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HOMEOBOX; HOX GENE; HUMAN; HYDROSALPINX; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 35848961228     PISSN: 15268004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-991040     Document Type: Review

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