Desmosomes Are Reduced in the Mouse Uterine Luminal Epithelium During the Preimplantation Period of Pregnancy: A Mechanism for Facilitation of Implantation1
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- 1 December 2000
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Biology of Reproduction
- Vol. 63 (6) , 1764-1773
- https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod63.6.1764
Abstract
Dynamic regulation of intercellular junctions is an essential aspect of many developmental, reproductive, and physiological processes. We have shownKeywords
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