Evidence of inhibin/activin subunit betaC and betaE synthesis in normal human endometrial tissue

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Mylonas, Ioannis ^a   Brüning, Ansgar ^a   Shabani, Naim ^a,b   Kunze, Susanne ^a   Kupka, Markus S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Klinikum Neuperlach   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; INHIBIN; INHIBIN ALPHA; INHIBIN BETAA; INHIBIN BETAB; INHIBIN BETAC; INHIBIN BETAE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; INHBC PROTEIN, HUMAN; INHBE PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMENOPAUSE; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; BIOSYNTHESIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEAL PHASE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INHIBIN-BETA SUBUNITS; LUTEAL PHASE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 78349233552     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-8-143     Document Type: Article

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