Expression of galectin-8 on human endometrium: Molecular and cellular aspects

Iranian Journal of Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 65-70

  Nikzad, Hossein ^a   Kashani, Hamed Haddad ^a   Kabir Salmani, Maryam ^b   Akimoto, Yoshihiro ^c   Iwashita, Mitsutoshi ^c  

^a KASHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c KYORIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Galectin 8; Human; Immunohistochemistry; Western blot analysis

Indexed keywords

GALECTIN 8; GLUTARALDEHYDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM STROMA; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; GLANDULAR EPITHELIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUMINAL SURFACE EPITHELIUM; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MYOMETRIUM; PROLIFERATIVE PHASE; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UPREGULATION; UTERUS CAVITY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 84907924772     PISSN: 16806433     EISSN: 20082177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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