Apoptosis in human endometrial and endometriotic tissues

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 42-47

  Suganuma, Nobuhiko ^a   Harada, Masahiko ^a   Furuhashi, Madoka ^a   Nawa, Akihiro ^a   Kikkawa, Fumitaka ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adenomyosis; Apoptosis; Bcl 2; DNA fragmentation; Endometriosis; Endometrium; Fas antigen

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BCL 2;

ADENOMYOSIS; APOPTOSIS; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAMMAL; OVARY CELL; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

APOPTOSIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 0030872811     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000191299     Document Type: Article

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