The expression of apoptosis-related proteins Bcl-2 and Ki67 in endometrium of ovulatory menstrual cycles

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 224-230

  Mertens, Helena J M M ^a,c   Heineman, Maas J ^b   Evers, Johannes L H ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl 2; Endometrium; Ki67; Tissue remodeling

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS INHIBITOR; CELL MARKER; KI 67 ANTIGEN; PARAFFIN; PROTEIN BCL 2; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TYPE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HORMONE DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SECRETION; TISSUE REPAIR; TISSUE SECTION; APOPTOSIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DIVISION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; REGENERATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CELL DIVISION; COHORT STUDIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KI-67 ANTIGEN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGE; OVULATION; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; REFERENCE VALUES; REGENERATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036025267     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000064569     Document Type: Article

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