Expression of cadherins and CD44 isoforms in ovarian endometrial cysts

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1346-1352

  Daraï, Emile ^a,b   Leblanc, Marc ^a   Walker Combrouze, Francine ^a   Bringuier, Annie France ^b   Madelenat, Patrick ^a   Scoazec, Jean Yves ^b  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Adhesion molecules; Cadherins; CD44; Endometrios; Ovarian tumours

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; HERMES ANTIGEN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; UVOMORULIN;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTADENOMA; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CARCINOMA; OVARY CYST; OVARY TUMOR; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0031812272     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.5.1346     Document Type: Article

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