A comparison of cathepsin D levels in endometriotic tissue and in uterine endometrium

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1130-1134

  Bergqvist, A ^a   Ferno, M ^a   Mattson, S ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

cathepsin D; Endometriosis; endometrium; growth regulation; proteolysis

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN D; ESTRADIOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; IMPLANTATION; LUTEAL PHASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030001244     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58326-5     Document Type: Article

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