Regulation of decidualization and angiogenesis in the human endometrium: Mini review

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1180-1187

  Okada, Hidetaka ^a   Tsuzuki, Tomoko ^a   Shindoh, Hisayuu ^a   Nishigaki, Akemi ^a   Yasuda, Katsuhiko ^a   Kanzaki, Hideharu ^a  

^a KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Decidualization; Endometrial stromal cells; Female sex steroids; Hypoxia

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPOIETIN; ESTRADIOL; FIBULIN; HEART AND NEURAL CREST DERIVATIVES EXPRESSED TRANSCRIPT 2; INTERLEUKIN 15; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; STROMAL CELL DERIVED FACTOR 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN; ANGIOPOIETIN 1; ANGPT1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; BASIC HELIX LOOP HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; CXCL12 PROTEIN, HUMAN; HAND2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; VASCULOTROPIN A; FIBULIN 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HAND2;

ANGIOGENESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DECIDUALIZATION; ENDOMETRIAL STROMAL CELL; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; MENSTRUATION; NONHUMAN; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; STROMA CELL; DECIDUA; PHYSIOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NIDATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANGIOPOIETIN-1; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CHEMOKINE CXCL12; DECIDUA; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-15; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 84903642970     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jog.12392     Document Type: Review

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