Expression and localization of galectin-9 in the human uterodome

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 879-887

  Shimizu, Yuji ^a   Kabir Salmani, Maryam ^b,c   Azadbakht, Mehri ^d   Sugihara, Kazuhiro ^e   Sakai, Keiji ^a   Iwashita, Mitsutoshi ^a  

^a KYORIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology   (Iran)

^d RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^e HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endomectium; Galectin 9; Implantation window; Uterodome

Indexed keywords

ECALECTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORPHOMETRICS; NIDATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UTERODOME;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GALECTINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEAL PHASE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION;

EID: 55049114783     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.K08E-111     Document Type: Article

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