A novel in vitro experimental model for ovarian endometriosis: The three-dimensional culture of human ovarian surface epithelial cells in collagen gels

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 50-55

  Ohtake, Hideyuki ^a   Katabuchi, Hidetaka ^a   Matsuura, Kohei ^a   Okamura, Hitoshi ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Collagen gel; Endometriosis; Histogenesis; Ovarian surface epithelium; Three dimensional culture

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN GEL; CYTOKERATIN; ESTRADIOL; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HISTOGENESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; METAPLASIA; OVARY CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA CELL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADULT; AGED; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; COLLAGEN; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY;

EID: 0032941165     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(98)00415-4     Document Type: Article

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