Macrophages, cell proliferation, and cell death in the human menstrual corpus luteum

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 417-425

  Gaytan F ^a,b   Morales, C ^a   Garcia Pardo L ^a   Reymundo, C ^a   Bellido, C ^a   Sanchez Criado J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b Universidad de Cordoba   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD68 ANTIGEN; KI 67 ANTIGEN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CORPUS LUTEUM; CORPUS LUTEUM FUNCTION; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEOLYSIS; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROIDOGENESIS; THECA CELL;

APOPTOSIS; CELL COUNT; CELL DEATH; CELL DIVISION; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGES; MENSTRUATION; MITOSIS;

EID: 0031879742     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod59.2.417     Document Type: Article

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