Review: In Vitro Models for the Study of Early Human Embryo-Endometrium Interactions

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 811-818

  Teklenburg, Gijs ^a   Macklon, Nick S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

coculture; Embryo implantation; in vitro model

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO CULTURE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NIDATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; PREGNANCY; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 70350704489     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719109334966     Document Type: Review

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