Distribution and heterogeneity of mast cells in the human uterus

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 368-372

  Mori, Atsushi ^a   Zhai, Ya Li ^a   Toki, Toshihiko ^a   Nikaido, Toshio ^a   Fujii, Shingo ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chymase; Mast cell; Tryptase; Uterus

Indexed keywords

CHYMASE; COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; TRYPTASE; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL SUBPOPULATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAST CELL; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MYOMETRIUM; POSTMENOPAUSE; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS;

EID: 0030888967     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.2.368     Document Type: Article

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