Detection of apoptosis in human endometriotic tissues

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 307-315

  Harada, Masahiko ^a,d   Suganuma, Nobuhiko ^a   Furuhashi, Madoka ^a,e   Nagasaka, Tetsuro ^b   Nakashima, Nobuo ^b   Kikkawa, Fumitaka ^a   Tomoda, Yutaka ^a   Furui, Kenji ^c  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Ogaki Tokushukai Hospital   (Japan)

^d Department of Surgery   (Japan)

^e Handa City Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adenomyosis; Apoptosis; bcl 2; DNA fragmentation; Endometriosis

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BCL 2;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; DNA DAMAGE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2;

EID: 0030132876     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.5.307     Document Type: Article

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