Spontaneous apoptosis of endometrial tissue is impaired in women with endometriosis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1042-1047

  Gebel M, Howard ^a   Braun, Donald P ^b   Tambur, Anat ^b   Frame, David ^b   Rana, Nasir ^b   Dmowski, W Paul ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Endometriosis; Eutopic and ectopic endendometrium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPIC TISSUE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

APOPTOSIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0032101109     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(98)00073-9     Document Type: Article

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