Low-dose mifepristone increases uterine expression of aquaporin 1/aquaporin 2 at the time of implantation

Contraception

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 844-849

  Zhou, Feng ^a   Liang, Yun ^a   Qian, Zhi Da ^a   Zhuang, Ya Ling ^a   Chen, Yue Zhou ^a   Lv, Bing Jian ^a   Zhou, Cai Yun ^a   Chen, Xiao Duan ^a   Huang, Li Li ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

AQP1 AQP2; Endometrium; Implantation window; Mifepristone

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 1; AQUAPORIN 2; MESSENGER RNA; MIFEPRISTONE; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDOMETRIUM; EXPLANT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMPLANTATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UTERUS;

ADULT; AQUAPORIN 1; AQUAPORIN 2; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, SYNTHETIC; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIFEPRISTONE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84877723957     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: 18790518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2012.09.035     Document Type: Article

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