Endometrial leucocytes: expression of steroid hormone receptors

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 121-126

  Stewart, J A ^a   Bulmer, J N ^a   Murdoch, A P ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Granulated lymphocyte; Steroid hormone receptors

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD45 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MIFEPRISTONE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; STEROID RECEPTOR;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LARGE GRANULAR LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0031887275     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.51.2.121     Document Type: Article

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