Evidence for cycle-dependent expression of follicle-stimulating hormone receptor in human endometrium

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 303-306

  La Marca, Antonio ^a   Artenisio, Alfredo Carducci ^b   Stabile, Gaspare ^b   Rivasi, Francesco ^c   Volpe, Annibale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH); FSH receptor; FSH receptor mRNA; Immunohistochemistry; Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR BINDING INHIBITOR; MESSENGER RNA; PEPTIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; HYSTEROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOMA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UTERUS CAVITY;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; HYSTEROSCOPY; LEIOMYOMA; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, FSH; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 30344482533     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09513590500402756     Document Type: Article

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