EpCAM is decreased but is still present in uterine epithelial cells during early pregnancy in the rat: potential mechanism for maintenance of mucosal integrity during implantation

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 359, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 655-664

  Poon, Connie E ^a   Madawala, Romanthi J ^a   Day, Margot L ^a   Murphy, Christopher R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

EpCAM; Mucosal integrity; Rat blastocyst; Uterine epithelial cells; Uterine receptivity

Indexed keywords

EPITHELIAL CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA CONVERTING ENZYME; ADAM PROTEIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; HORMONE; TUMOR ANTIGEN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA CONVERTASE; TUMOR-ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN GA733;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; MALE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; ANIMAL; BLASTOCYST; CELL SEPARATION; CYTOLOGY; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; METABOLISM; MUCOSA; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; PREGNANCY; UTERUS;

ADAM PROTEINS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; BLASTOCYST; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELL SEPARATION; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HORMONES; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; PREGNANCY; RATS; UTERUS;

EID: 84925496392     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: 14320878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-014-2017-3     Document Type: Article

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