Local regulation of implantation at the human fetal-maternal interface

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 313-322

  Dimitriadis, Evdokia ^a   Nie, Guiying ^a   Hannan, Natalie J ^a   Paiva, Premila ^a   Salamonsen, Lois A ^a  

^a HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemokine; Endometrium; IL 11; LIF; PC6; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

CCL14 CHEMOKINE; CHEMOKINE; CYTOKINE; FRACTALKINE; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 130; INTERLEUKIN 11; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE 6; PROTEINASE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE 5;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL TRANSPORT; DECIDUALIZATION; ENDOMETRIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; NIDATION; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA;

CHEMOKINES; CYTOKINES; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASE 5;

EID: 77950346058     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.082772ed     Document Type: Article

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