MicroRNA and Embryo Implantation

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 263-271

  Liu, Weimin ^a,b   Niu, Ziru ^a   Li, Qian ^a   Pang, Ronald T K ^a   Chiu, Philip C N ^a,c   Yeung, William Shu Biu ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (China)

^c THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG SHENZHEN HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Endometrium; exosome; implantation; microRNA; microvesicle; preimplantation embryo

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; MICRORNA; MICRORNA 17; MICRORNA 200; MICRORNA 30; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOGENESIS; BLASTOCYST; CELL ACTIVATION; DECIDUALIZATION; ENDOMETRIUM; EXOSOME; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; LIQUID; MEMBRANE MICROPARTICLE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 84977487400     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aji.12470     Document Type: Review

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