Something new about early pregnancy: Decidual biosensoring and natural embryo selection

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-5

  Brosens, J J ^a   Gellersen, B ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ENDOKRINOLOGIKUM HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLASTOMERE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DECIDUA; EDITORIAL; ETHICS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION; METHODOLOGY; NIDATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RECURRENT ABORTION;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; BLASTOMERES; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DECIDUA; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; MENSTRUATION; PREGNANCY; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 77954265249     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7714     Document Type: Review

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