Phenotypic modulation of fibroblastic cells in the mucous layer of the human uterine cervix at term

Reproduction

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 783-790

  Montes, G S ^a   Zugaib, M ^a   Joazeiro, P P ^b   Varayoud, J ^c   Ramos, J G ^c   Munoz de Toro M ^c   Luque, E H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; DESMIN; VIMENTIN;

CELL ASSAY; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABOR; LAMINA PROPRIA; MICROSCOPY; MYOFIBROBLAST; PHENOTYPE; PLASTICITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY;

EID: 0036953922     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/rep.0.1240783     Document Type: Review

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