Expression and activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase in the human endometrium during the menstrual cycle

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 195, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1343-1350

  Ozaki, Tomoya ^a   Takahashi, Kentaro ^b   Kanasaki, Haruhiko ^c   Miyazaki, Kohji ^c  

^a SEIREI HAMAMATSU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c SHIMANE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Mitogen activated protein kinase; Secretory phase; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ANTIBODY; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; STEROID HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIAL DISEASE; ENDOMETRIUM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME RELEASE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILE PERIOD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STAINING; STROMA CELL; VAGINA SECRETION; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIUM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOENZYMES; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 33750335089     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.05.014     Document Type: Article

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