Recent advances in understanding endometrial receptivity: Molecular basis and clinical applications

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 148-157

  von Grothusen, Carolina ^a   Lalitkumar, Sujata ^a   Rao Boggavarapu, Nageswara ^a   Gemzell Danielsson, Kristina ^a   Lalitkumar, Parameswaran G ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Embryo endometrial dialog; Endometrial receptivity; Implantation; Markers of receptive endometrium

Indexed keywords

2 ARACHIDONOYLGLYCEROL; ANANDAMIDE; CYCLINE; MICRORNA; N OLEOYLETHANOLAMINE; OSTEOPONTIN; PALMIDROL; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HOXA10; VITRONECTIN RECEPTOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LIPID;

APOPTOSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DOWN REGULATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIAL DISEASE; ENDOMETRIAL RECEPTIVITY; ENDOMETRIAL RECEPTIVITY ARRAY; ENDOMETRIAL THICKNESS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; EXTENSION GENE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMICS; HISTOLOGY; HYDROSALPINX; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LIPIDOMICS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PINOPODE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEOMICS; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UPREGULATION; UTERUS FLUID; ANIMAL EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; METABOLISM; TISSUE MICROARRAY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DATABASES, GENETIC; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LIPIDS; MICRORNAS; PROTEOMICS; TISSUE ARRAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84904295322     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aji.12226     Document Type: Review

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