Impact of high levels of progesterone on α1-integrin distribution in the endometrium of patients with unexplained infertility

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 363-370

  Kilic, Sevtap ^a   Hatipoglu, Tahir ^b   Erdogan, Deniz ^b   Elmas, Cigdem ^b   Yuksel, Beril ^a   Tasdemir, Nicel ^a   Yilmaz, Nafiye ^a   Batioglu, Sertac ^a  

^a ZEKAI TAHIR BURAK WOMEN S HEALTH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adhesion molecules; Endometrium; Estrogen; Infertility; Integrins; Ovarian stimulation; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ALPHA1 INTEGRIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TISSUE SECTION;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY; BODY MASS INDEX; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFERTILITY; INTEGRIN ALPHA1; PROGESTERONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 48749121751     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: 16180372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2007.11.008     Document Type: Article

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