Expression of vimentin and cytokeratin in eutopic and ectopic endometrium of women with adenomyosis and ovarian endometrioma

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 26-31

  Song, In Ok ^a,c   Hong, Sung Ran ^a   Huh, Youngbuhm ^b   Yoo, Keun Jai ^a   Koong, Mi Kyoung ^a   Jun, Jong Young ^a   Kang, Inn Soo ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adenomyosis; Cytokeratin; Endometrioma; Endometrium; Immunohistochemistry; Vimentin

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; VIMENTIN;

ADENOMYOSIS; ADULT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0031802397     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1998.tb00384.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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