Mucin genes (MUC2, MUC4, MUC5AC, and MUC6) detection in normal and pathological endometrial tissues

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-65

  Alameda, Francesc ^a   Mejías Luque, Raquel ^b   Garrido, Marta ^b   De Bolós, Carme ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Endometrial adenocarcinoma; Mucins; Secretory and proliferative endometrium; Simple and complex hyperplasia

Indexed keywords

MUCIN 2; MUCIN 4; MUCIN 5AC; MUCIN 6;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEAL PHASE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MUCOUS CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SECRETORY CELL;

ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; MUCINS; NEOPLASMS; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 33845939028     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pgp.0000225837.32719.c1     Document Type: Article

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