Endometrial vascular and glandular expression of integrin α(v)β3 in women with and without endometriosis

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1030-1035

  Hii, L L P ^a   Rogers, P A W ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Endometriosis; Endometrium; Integrin (v) 3; Uterine receptivity

Indexed keywords

INTEGRIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 0031810819     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.4.1030     Document Type: Article

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