Redistribution of adhering junctions in human endometrial epithelial cells during the implantation window of the menstrual cycle

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 137, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 777-790

  Buck, Volker U ^a   Windoffer, Reinhard ^a   Leube, Rudolf E ^a   Classen Linke, Irmgard ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adherens junction; Desmosome; Human endometrium; Implantation; Menstrual cycle; Tight junction

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; CLAUDIN 1; DESMOGLEIN 2; DESMOPLAKIN; DESMOPLAKIN I; DESMOPLAKIN II; MESSENGER RNA; PLAKOGLOBIN; PROTEIN ZO1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UVOMORULIN;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ADHERENS JUNCTIONS; BETA CATENIN; CADHERINS; DESMOPLAKINS; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE;

EID: 84865114404     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: 1432119X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-012-0929-0     Document Type: Article

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