Expression of WT1 is down-regulated in eutopic endometrium obtained during the midsecretory phase from patients with endometriosis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 554-558

  Matsuzaki, Sachiko ^a   Canis, Michel ^a   Darcha, Claude ^a   Déchelotte, Pierre J ^a   Pouly, Jean Luc ^a   Mage, Gérard ^a  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

endometrial biopsy; Endometriosis; endometrium; WT1

Indexed keywords

WT1 PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROVASCULATURE; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROMA CELL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERINE TUBE LIGATION; UTERINE TUBE STERILIZATION;

DOWN-REGULATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; OVARY; WT1 PROTEINS;

EID: 33748300723     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.02.101     Document Type: Article

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