Research on Blastocyst Implantation Essential Factors (BIEFs)

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 413-424

  Yoshinaga, Koji ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastocyst implantation essential factors; Immune cells; Implantation

Indexed keywords

AMPHIREGULIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 15; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROLACTIN; HBEGF PROTEIN, HUMAN; HBEGF PROTEIN, MOUSE; HBEGF PROTEIN, RAT; HEPARIN BINDING EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

BLASTOCYST; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INVASION; DECIDUA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; EPITHELIUM CELL; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INFERTILITY; METRIAL GLAND; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROMA CELL; TROPHOBLAST; UTERUS; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RAT;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HEPARIN-BINDING EGF-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MICE; PREGNANCY; RATS; UTERUS;

EID: 77953926490     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2010.00853.x     Document Type: Review

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