Integrin adhesion molecules in the endometrial glandular epithelium in patients with endometriosis or adenomyosis

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 485-491

  Ota, Hirotaka ^a   Tanaka, Toshinobu ^a  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adenomyosis; E cadherin; Endometriosis; Endometrium; Integrin adhesion molecules

Indexed keywords

BETA1 INTEGRIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; INTEGRIN; UVOMORULIN; VERY LATE ACTIVATION ANTIGEN 2; VERY LATE ACTIVATION ANTIGEN 3; VERY LATE ACTIVATION ANTIGEN 5; VERY LATE ACTIVATION ANTIGEN 6;

ADENOMYOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE;

EID: 0030691101     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1997.tb00877.x     Document Type: Article

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