The regulation of embryo implantation and endometrial decidualization by progesterone receptor signaling

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 358, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 155-165

  Large, Michael J ^a   DeMayo, Francesco J ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Decidualization; Implantation; Mouse models; Progesterone; Progesterone receptor

Indexed keywords

AMPHIREGULIN; BASIC HELIX LOOP HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; BASIC HELIX LOOP HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HAND2; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; CCAAT ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN BETA; CRE RECOMBINASE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 4; HEPARIN BINDING EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; LIGAND; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR COACTIVATOR 2; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; STEROID RECEPTOR COACTIVATOR 1; STEROID RECEPTOR COACTIVATOR 3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HOXA10; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT4 PROTEIN; WNT6 PROTEIN;

CELL PROLIFERATION; DECIDUALIZATION; ENDOMETRIUM; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; MITOGEN INDUCIBLE GENE 6; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; DECIDUA; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84861531693     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: 18728057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2011.07.027     Document Type: Review

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