Endometrial receptivity to implantation in humans: Biochemical and molecular aspects

Yakhteh

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Kabir Salmani, Maryam ^a,b,e   Hosseini, Ahmad ^b   Valojerdi, Mojtaba Rezazadeh ^c,d  

^a National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ROYAN INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE   (Iran)

^d TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^e National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adhesion molecules; Anti adhesion molecules; Decidua; Endometrial receptivity; Uterine glands

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADHERIN; CD147 ANTIGEN; CD9 ANTIGEN; ENDOTHELIAL LEUKOCYTE ADHESION MOLECULE 1; GALECTIN 1; GALECTIN 3; GELATINASE A; INTEGRIN; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; INTERSTITIAL COLLAGENASE; L SELECTIN; LECTIN; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MOTILITY RELATED PROTEIN 1; MUCIN 1; MUCIN 16; MUCIN 2; MUCIN 4; MUCIN 6; OSTEOPONTIN; PADGEM PROTEIN; PLACENTA PROTEIN 14; PROTEIN; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE ANTIBODY; PROTEOHEPARAN SULFATE; STROMELYSIN; TROPHININ; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DECIDUA; ENDOMETRIUM; GLYCOCALYX; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NIDATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; TROPHOBLAST; UPREGULATION; UTERUS;

EID: 44649187363     PISSN: 15614921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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