Cell death and proliferation and its relation to collagen degradation in uterine involution of rat

Connective Tissue Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 163-175

  Takamoto, Norio ^a,b   Leppert, Phyllis C ^a,c   Yu, Shiu Yeh ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cell proliferation; Collagen degradation; Rat tissue; Uterine involution

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031733649     PISSN: 03008207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03008209809002436     Document Type: Article

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