How uterine microbiota might be responsible for a receptive, fertile endometrium

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 393-415

  Benner, Marilen ^a   Ferwerda, Gerben ^a   Joosten, Irma ^a   van der Molen, Renate G ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Endometrium; Immunology; Implantation; Menstrual cycle; Pregnancy; Recurrent miscarriage; Uterus

Indexed keywords

PATTERN RECOGNITION RECEPTOR; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; RNA 16S; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR;

ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; COMMENSAL; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DECIDUALIZATION; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; INTESTINE FLORA; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LACTOBACILLUS; MICROFLORA; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINITIS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; IMMUNOLOGY; INFERTILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; UTERUS; UTERUS DISEASE;

EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MICROBIOTA; PREGNANCY; UTERINE DISEASES; UTERUS;

EID: 85051463192     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmy012     Document Type: Article

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