Molecular aspects of implantation failure

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Basis of Disease

Volumn 1822, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1943-1950

  Koot, Y E M ^a   Teklenburg, G ^a   Salker, M S ^b   Brosens, J J ^c   Macklon, N S ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embryo; Endometrium; Implantation failure; IVF; Receptivity

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYTOSOLIC PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; INTERLEUKIN 11; INTERLEUKIN 11 RECEPTOR ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 15; INTERLEUKIN 18; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; MUCIN 1; PROSTAGLANDIN; VITRONECTIN RECEPTOR;

EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION FAILURE; MOTHER; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; NIDATION; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; URINALYSIS;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ANIMALS; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84868475700     PISSN: 09254439     EISSN: 1879260X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2012.05.017     Document Type: Review

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