Effect of folate deficiency on promoter methylation and gene expression of Esr1, Cdh1 and Pgr, and its influence on endometrial receptivity and embryo implantation

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2756-2765

  Gao, Rufei ^a   Ding, Yubin ^a   Liu, Xueqing ^a   Chen, Xuemei ^a   Wang, Yingxiong ^a   Long, Chunlan ^a   Li, Shuang ^a   Guo, Liangrui ^a   He, Junlin ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cadherin1; endometrial receptivity; estrogen receptor 1; folate deficiency; methylation

Indexed keywords

BISULFITE; CADHERIN; CADHERIN 1; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FOLIC ACID; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; ELECTRO CHEMILUMINESCENCE IMMUNOASSAY; ENDOMETRIAL RECEPTIVITY; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC REGULATION; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PROMOTER REGION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 84864936242     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des187     Document Type: Article

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