Reproductive Glycogenetics - A Critical Factor in Pregnancy Success and Species Hybridisation

Placenta

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 216-219

  Jones, C J P ^a   Aplin, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Glycans; Hybridisation; Speciation; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

GLYCAN DERIVATIVE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CAMEL; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FERTILITY; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GLYCOSYLATION; HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA VILLUS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TROPHOBLAST;

ANIMALS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GLYCOSYLATION; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 59849085467     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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