Increase of activated mast cells in human endometriosis

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 120-125

  Sugamata, Masao ^a   Ihara, Tomomi ^a   Uchiide, Ichiro ^b  

^a Tochigi Institute of Clinical Pathology   (Japan)

^b JAPANESE RED CROSS MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

CD117 (c kit); Endometriosis; Hypersensitivity reaction; Light and electron microscopy; Mast cells

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL ADHESION; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAST CELL; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROSA; STROMA CELL; UTERUS;

EID: 14844346395     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2005.00254.x     Document Type: Article

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