Expression of galectin-3 in mouse endometrium and its effect during embryo implantation

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 116-122

  Yang, Huan ^a   Lei, Caixia ^b   Zhang, Wei ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shanghai Ji Ai Genetics   (China)

Author keywords

endometrium; galectin 3; implantation; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

GALECTIN 3; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOUSE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; DOWN-REGULATION; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GALECTIN 3; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; PREGNANCY; RNA INTERFERENCE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 84855340959     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.09.003     Document Type: Article

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