Co-expression of galectin-3 and αvβ3 integrin at pinopodes of human endometrium

Iranian Journal of Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 145-152

  Nikzad, Hossein ^a   Kabir Salmani, Maryam ^b,c   Shiokawa, Shigetatsu ^d   Akimoto, Yoshiro ^d   Iwashita, Mitsutoshi ^d  

^a KASHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d KYORIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

v 3 integrin; Endometrium; Galectin 3; Human; Implantation; Pinopode

Indexed keywords

GALECTIN 3; VITRONECTIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; APICAL MEMBRANE; ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NIDATION; PINOPODE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

EID: 78650265016     PISSN: 16806433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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