The Endometrium as a Target for Contraception

304 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

1 The Molecular Biology of Progesterone Receptors: Why Are There Two Isoforms?.- 2 Hormonal Regulation of the Paracrine Growth Factors HGF and KGF in the Endometrium of the Rhesus Macaque.- 3 Cell Biological Aspects of the Implantation Window.- 4 The Immune System Acting in the Human Endometrium.- 5 Cytokines and Their Receptors in the Peri-implantation Endometrium.- 6 Metalloproteinases and Regulation of Endometrial Function.- 7 Novel Cell Adhesion Molecules: Roles in Implantation?.- 8 The Glycoprotein MUC1 and Extracellular Matrix Molecules as Markers of Endometrial Differentiation.- 9 Intrinsic and Extrinsic Hormonal Influences Contributing to Endometrial Receptivity in Normal Reproduction and After Ovum Donation.- 10 Clinical Significance of Integrin Cell Adhesion Molecules as Markers of Endometrial Receptivity.- 11 Endometrial Contraception with Progesterone Antagonists: An Experimental Approach.- 12 Clinical Strategies for the Achievement of Endometrial Contraception with Progesterone Antagonists.- Previous Volumes Published in this Series.

• Reihe: Ernst Schering Foundation Symposium Proceedings
• Themen: Medizin Medizinische Spezialgebiete Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe
• ISBN: 9783662103258
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 03.10.2013
• Größe: 210 x 148 mm
• Verlag: Springer
• Herausgegeben von: Henning Martin Beier, M. J. K. Harper, K. Chwalisz