The Microenvironment of Human Implantation: Determinant of Reproductive Success

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 218-225

  Salamonsen, Lois A ^a   Evans, Jemma ^a   Nguyen, Hong P T ^a   Edgell, Tracey A ^a  

^a HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; embryo maternal interactions; endometrial receptivity; exosomes; infertility; uterine fluid

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHEMOKINE; CYTOKINE; LIPID; MICRORNA; PROTEIN; PROTEINASE;

BLASTOCYST; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; EXOSOME; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFERTILITY; MICROENVIRONMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; REVIEW; UTERUS; UTERUS CAVITY; UTERUS FLUID;

EID: 84977492447     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aji.12450     Document Type: Review

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