Apoptosis, bcl-2 expression, and proliferative activity in human endometrial stroma and endometrial granulated lymphocytes

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 995-1002

  Jones, Rebecca K ^a,c   Searle, Roger F ^a   Stewart, Jane A ^b   Turner, Sarah ^a   Bulmer, Judith N ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA CELL;

ANTIGENS, CD56; APOPTOSIS; CELL DIVISION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, BCL-2; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KI-67 ANTIGEN; LYMPHOCYTES; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; STROMAL CELLS;

EID: 0031918401     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod58.4.995     Document Type: Article

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