Establishment of a primary culture model of mouse uterine and vaginal stroma for studying in vitro estrogen effects

Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 231, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 303-310

  Inada, Keiko ^a   Hayashi, Shinji ^a   Iguchi, Taisen ^b,c   Sato, Tomomi ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Stromal cells; Uterus; Vagina

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL LABELING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STIMULATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KIDNEY CAPSULE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; STROMA CELL; UTERUS; VAGINA; VAGINA EPITHELIUM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33644664434     PISSN: 15353702     EISSN: 15353699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153537020623100310     Document Type: Article

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