Androgen receptor and 5α-reductase are expressed in pelvic endometriosis

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 113-117

  Carneiro, M M ^a   Morsch, D M ^b,c   Camargos, A F ^a   Reis, F M ^a   Spritzer, P M ^b,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

5 reductase; Androgen receptor; Androgens; Endometriosis; Gene expression

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; ANDROSTANOLONE; CHOLESTENONE 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFERTILITY; LAPAROSCOPY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ADOLESCENT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; METABOLISM; PROGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHOLESTENONE 5 ALPHA-REDUCTASE; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PROGNOSIS; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 36749009679     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01521.x     Document Type: Article

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