The molecular charge and size of heparins determine their impact on the decidualization of human endometrial stromal cells

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 354-359

  Fluhr, Herbert ^a   Spratte, Julia ^a   Heidrich, Stephanie ^a   Ehrhardt, Jens ^a   Greinacher, Andreas ^a   Zygmunt, Marek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decidualization; Endometrium; Heparin; IGF I

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10A; DALTEPARIN; DANAPAROID; DEXTRAN SULFATE; ENOXAPARIN; ESTRADIOL; FONDAPARINUX; FRAGMIN P; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; REVIPARIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 1; SOMATOMEDIN C; THROMBIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUALIZATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOMETRIUM; HEPARINIZATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA CELL;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; CELLS, CULTURED; DECIDUA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRADIOL; FACTOR XA; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 1; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; STATIC ELECTRICITY; STROMAL CELLS; THROMBIN;

EID: 79957491846     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gar001     Document Type: Article

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