Effects of letrozole and clomiphene citrate on the expression of HOXA10 and integrin αvβ3 in uterine epithelium of rats

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 244-248

  Bao, Shi Hua ^a   Sheng, Shi Le ^a   Peng, Yi Feng ^b   De Lin, Qi ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b WANNAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

clomiphene citrate; endometrial receptivity; HOXA10; integrin v 3; Letrozole; ovulation induction; rat

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; LETROZOLE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HOXA10; VITRONECTIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HYSTERECTOMY; NONHUMAN; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CLOMIPHENE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HYSTERECTOMY; INTEGRIN ALPHAVBETA3; NITRILES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; TRIAZOLES; UTERUS;

EID: 57849148703     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.11.024     Document Type: Article

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