Understanding the mechanisms of human tubal ectopic pregnancies: New evidence from knockout mouse models

Human Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 584-587

  Shao, Ruijin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Animal models; Endocannabinoids; Fallopian tube; Knockout mice; Tubal ectopic pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME;

EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; UTERINE TUBE PREGNANCY;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 76749161319     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep438     Document Type: Review

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