Ovarian hyperstimulation affects fluid transporters in the uterus: A potential mechanism in uterine receptivity

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 982-990

  Lindsay, Laura A ^a   Murphy, Christopher R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

aquaporins; pregnancy; tight junctions

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 5; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLAUDIN 4; SERIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROLYTE TRANSPORT; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FLUID TRANSPORT; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; TIGHT JUNCTION; UTERUS; UTERUS CAVITY; UTERUS FLUID; WESTERN BLOTTING; WISTAR RAT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOPLASM; DRUG EFFECTS; NIDATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; AQUAPORIN 5; CLAUDIN-4; CYTOPLASM; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS, EQUINE; OVULATION INDUCTION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIGHT JUNCTIONS; UTERUS;

EID: 84907315229     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD12396     Document Type: Article

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