The role of progesterone in implantation and trophoblast invasion

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 43-50

  Halasz, Melinda ^a   Szekeres Bartho, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Invasion; Progesterone; Signalling; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL INVASION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DECIDUALIZATION; ENDOMETRIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENOMICS; HUMAN; MALE; NIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLAST; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; CELL GROWTH PROCESSES; CELL MOVEMENT; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 84874517814     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: 18727603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2012.10.011     Document Type: Article

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