Apoptosis and apoptosis-related proteins in human endometrium

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 165, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 75-83

  Vaskivuo, T E ^a   Stenback F ^a   Karhumaa, P ^a   Risteli, J ^a   Dunkel, L ^b   Tapanainen, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax; Bcl 2; Endometrium; Ki 67

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; ESTRADIOL; KI 67 ANTIGEN; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KI-67 ANTIGEN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PROGESTERONE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2;

EID: 0343962185     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(00)00261-6     Document Type: Article

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