Association of protease activity against IGFBP-3 with peritoneal fluid mitogens: Possible implications for the ectopic growth of endometrial cells in women with endometriosis

Anticancer Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2B, 1997, Pages 1239-1244

  Koutsilieris, Michael ^a   Lavergne, Eliane ^a   Lemay, André ^a,b,c  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b L'IUCPQ   (Canada)

^c Université Laval   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; IGFBP 3; Mitogens; Peritoneal fluid; Preparative isoelectric focusing; Proteases

Indexed keywords

DNA; MITOGENIC AGENT; PROTEINASE; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONTENT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERITONEAL FLUID; PH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

3T3 CELLS; ANIMALS; ASCITIC FLUID; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOPEPTIDASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 3; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MICE; MITOGENS;

EID: 0030937951     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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