Pathogenetic role of the stromal cells in endometriosis and adenomyosis

Histopathology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 430-442

  Mai, K T ^a   Yazdi, H M ^b   Perkins, D G ^b   Parks, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

adenomyosis; endometriosis; stromal cells

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; VIMENTIN;

ADENOMYOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MESOTHELIUM; PATHOGENESIS; PERICYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA CELL;

ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA;

EID: 0030975518     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.1997.4910725.x     Document Type: Article

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