Distribution of transforming growth factor-β isoforms TGF-β1, TGF-β2 and TGF- β3 and vascular endothelial growth factor in vulvar lichen sclerosus

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 117-124

  Farrell, A M ^a   Dean, D ^a   Charnock, M ^a   Woinarowska, F ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lichen sclerosus; Transforming growth factor beta; Vascular endothelial growth factor; Vulvar diseases

Indexed keywords

TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA3; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DERMIS; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VULVA DISEASE;

BIOPSY; ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; LYMPHOKINES; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; SCLERODERMA, LOCALIZED; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 0035097369     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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