Uterine glands: Biological roles in conceptus implantation, uterine receptivity and decidualization

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 2-4, 2014, Pages 107-116

  Filant, Justyna ^a   Spencer, Thomas E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Decidualization; Gland; Implantation; Pregnancy; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 11; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; RELAXIN; TRANSCRIPTOME;

BLASTOCYST; CDH1 GENE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CLCA3 GENE; CONCEPTION; DECIDUALIZATION; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM GLAND; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GLAND FUNCTION; HISTOTROPH; HUMAN; KLF5 GENE; LHH GENE; LTF GENE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MSX1 GENE; MSX2 GENE; MUTANT; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTGS1 GENE; REVIEW; RODENT; SHEEP; STROMA CELL; TRO GENE; TROPHECTODERM; UTERINE ADENOGENESIS; UTERINE EPITHELIAL PROLIFERATION; UTERINE GLAND KNOCKOUT SHEEP MODEL; UTERINE GLAND SECRETION; UTERINE RECEPTIVITY; UTERUS; UTERUS FLUID; UTERUS FUNCTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; DECIDUA; EMBRYOLOGY; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DECIDUA; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; UTERUS;

EID: 84904169538     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.130344ts     Document Type: Review

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