c-erbB2 over-expression in endometrial hyperplasia induced by estrogens

Maturitas

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 41-47

  Maia Jr , Hugo ^a   Maltez, Amélia ^a   Athayde, Célia ^a   Coutinho, Elsimar M ^a  

^a CEPARH   (Brazil)

Author keywords

c erbB2; Endometrial hyperplasia; Endometrium; Immunohistochemistry; Ki 67

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN; KI 67 ANTIGEN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MITOSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; AGED; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROGEN THERAPY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KI-67 ANTIGEN; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTOR, ERBB-2; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0037200848     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5122(02)00171-8     Document Type: Article

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