Immunology: Investigations on the cell type responsible for the endometrial secretion of complement component 3 (C3)

Human Reproduction

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1994, Pages 1652-1659

  Bischof, P ^a   Planas basset, D ^a   Meisser, A ^a   Campana, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Complement component 3; Endometrial cell culture; Endometriosis; Intra uterine device

Indexed keywords

COLLAGENASE; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; CYCLOHEXIMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL TYPE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STROMA CELL;

EID: 0027977838     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a138768     Document Type: Article

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