Neurotrophin in obstetrics and gynaecology

Journal of Stem Cells

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 217-227

  Bose, Chinmoy K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breast; Decidua; Endomtrium; Nerve growth factor; Ovary; Placenta; Uterus

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; GONADOTROPIN; K 252A; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR ANTIBODY; NEUROTROPHIN; PROGESTERONE; TAMOXIFEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BREAST CANCER; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; IN UTERO STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; MATURATION; NERVE; NERVE GROWTH; NONHUMAN; OBSTETRICS; OVARY; OVARY CANCER; OVARY CARCINOMA; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION; PLEIOTROPY; PREGNANCY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; STEROID RELEASE; ANIMAL; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOVE; METABOLISM; NIDATION; OVARY TUMOR; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; LOVE; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; OBSTETRICS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; OVARY; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PREGNANCY;

EID: 77956681612     PISSN: 15568539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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