Regional localization of immunoreactive c-fos and prolactin in human endometrium during the normal menstrual cycle

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 120-124

  Reis, Fernando M ^a   Ribeiro, Maria Fávia M ^a   Spritzer, Poli Mara ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

C fos; Endometrium; Menstrual cycle; Progesterone; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; PROTEIN C FOS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STROMA CELL;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; STROMAL CELLS;

EID: 0345561671     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000010074     Document Type: Article

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