Classical cadherin and catenin expression in normal myometrial tissues and uterine leiomyomas

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 172-178

  Tai, Chin Tao ^a   Lin, Wu Chou ^a   Chang, Wei Chun ^a   Chiu, Tsan Hung ^a   Chen, George T C ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cadherin; Catenin; Cell adhesion molecules; Leiomyoma; Uterus

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; CATENIN; ISOPROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MYOMETRIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; ALPHA CATENIN; BETA CATENIN; CADHERINS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DESMOPLAKINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MYOMETRIUM; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0037295937     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.10248     Document Type: Article

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