Quantitative enzyme immunoassay and semiquantitative immunohistochemistry of oestrogen and progesterone receptors in endometriotic tissue and endometrium

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 496-500

  Bergqvist, Agneta ^a   Fernö, Mårten ^b   Skoog, Lambert ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Enzyme immunoassay; Immunocytochemistry; Oestrogen receptors; Progesterone receptors

Indexed keywords

DANAZOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS DISEASE;

EID: 0030749387     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.50.6.496     Document Type: Article

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