Ubiquitin is associated with the survival of ectopic stromal cells in endometriosis

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Ilad, Romina S ^a   Fleming, Steven D ^a   Bebington, Catherine R ^b   Murphy, Christopher R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAG 1 PROTEIN; UBIQUITIN;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROSCOPY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STROMA CELL; CHORISTOMA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; CHORISTOMA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; STROMAL CELLS; UBIQUITIN;

EID: 18044405189     PISSN: 14777827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-2-69     Document Type: Article

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