Immunohistochemical expression analysis of inhibin-α and -β subunits in partial and complete moles, trophoblastic tumors, and endometrial decidua

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 380-385

  Kommoss, Friedrich ^a,c   Schmidt, Dietmar ^a   Coerdt, Wiltrud ^b   Olert, Jürgen ^b   Müntefering, Horst ^b  

^a Institute of Pathology   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Institut fur Pathologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Double immunohistochemistry; Hydatidiform moles; Inhibin; Trophoblastic tumors

Indexed keywords

INHIBIN A; INHIBIN B;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME SUBUNIT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STROMA CELL; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR;

EID: 0034791126     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004347-200110000-00011     Document Type: Article

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