Aberrant expression pattern of gap junction connexins in endometriotic tissues

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 375-381

  Regidor, P A ^a   Regidor, M ^a   Schindler, A E ^a   Winterhager, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Connexins; Endometriosis; Gap junctions; Proliferative benign disease

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 43; ESTRADIOL; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GESTAGEN; GONADORELIN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS;

EID: 0031137138     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/3.5.375     Document Type: Article

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