Expression of lysyl oxidase and transforming growth factor β2 in women with severe pelvic organ prolapse

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 827-831

  Kobak, William ^a   Lu, Jing ^b   Hardart, Anne ^b   Zhang, Chunying ^b   Stanczyk, Frank Z ^b   Felix, Juan Carlos ^b  

^a ADVOCATE CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Lysyl oxidase; Transforming growth factor beta; Uterine prolapse

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN LYSINE 6 OXIDASE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2;

ADULT; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PARITY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PHOTOGRAPHY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION; RNA EXTRACTION; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY, VAGINAL; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PELVIC FLOOR; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTEIN-LYSINE 6-OXIDASE; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 28344451289     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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