Uterine epithelial cell changes during pregnancy in a marsupial (Sminthopsis crassicaudata; Dasyuridae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 275, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1081-1092

  Laird, Melanie K ^a   Thompson, Michael B ^a   Murphy, Christopher R ^a   Mcallan, Bronwyn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Implantation; Plasma membrane transformation; Viviparity

Indexed keywords

AMNIOTA; DASYURIDAE; EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; REPTILIA; SMINTHOPSIS CRASSICAUDATA; VERTEBRATA;

OCCLUDIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; IMPLANTATION; MALE; MARSUPIAL; METABOLISM; NIDATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSFORMATION; PREGNANCY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UTERUS; VIVIPARITY;

IMPLANTATION; PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSFORMATION; VIVIPARITY;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; MALE; MARSUPIALIA; OCCLUDIN; PREGNANCY; UTERUS;

EID: 84906080926     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20282     Document Type: Article

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