The evolution of embryo implantation

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 2-4, 2014, Pages 155-161

  McGowen, Michael R ^a   Erez, Offer ^b   Romero, Roberto ^c,d,e   Wildman, Derek E ^a,c,d  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene; Implantation; Interstitial; Mammal; Phylogeny; Superficial

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A; APOLIPOPROTEIN D; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID 2 RECEPTOR; CELL NUCLEUS RECEPTOR; CLAUDIN 4; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1R; CYCLIN B1; DICKKOPF 1 PROTEIN; DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE IV; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; GELATINASE A; GROWTH FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 11; INTERLEUKIN 15; KRUPPEL LIKE FACTOR 5; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; LYSOPHOSPHATIDIC ACID RECEPTOR; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; MUCIN 1; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR DELTA; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; SCLEROPROTEIN;

APOD GENE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; BMP2 GENE; C1R GENE; CB1 GENE; CB2 GENE; CCNB1 GENE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLDN4 GENE; CNR1 GENE; CNR2 GENE; CYP2C9 GENE; DECIDUALIZATION; DELAYED IMPLANTATION; DKK1 GENE; DPP4 GENE; EDNRB GENE; EGFR GENE; EMBRYONIC DIAPAUSE; ENDOMETRIUM; ERBB2 GENE; ERBB4 GENE; ESR1 GENE; FKBP4 GENE; GADD45A GENE; GENE; GESTATION PERIOD; GPX3 GENE; HABP2 GENE; HAND2 GENE; HBEGF GENE; HOXA10 GENE; HOXA11 GENE; HUMAN; ID4 GENE; IHH GENE; IL11 GENE; IL15 GENE; IMPLANTATION DEPTH; INTERSTITIAL ATTACHMENT; INTERSTITIAL IMPLANTATION; LIF GENE; LMOD1 GENE; LPAR3 GENE; MAOA GENE; MAP3K5 GENE; MMP2 GENE; MMP9 GENE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MSX1 GENE; MSX2 GENE; MTNR1A GENE; MUC1 GENE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; OLFM1 GENE; PAEP GENE; PGR GENE; PHYLOGENY; PLA2G4A GENE; PPARD GENE; PPARG GENE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTGS2 GENE; SERPING1 GENE; SPP GENE; SUPERFICIAL ATTACHMENT; SUPERFICIAL IMPLANTATION; TGFB1 GENE; TROPHECTODERM; UTERINE ATTACHMENT; UTERINE RECEPTIVITY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; GENES; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 84904211132     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.140020dw     Document Type: Article

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