Three-dimensional culture of endometrial cells: An in vitro model of endometriosis

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 283-289

  Esfandiari, Navid ^a,b   Nazemian, Zohreh ^a,b   Casper, Robert F ^a,b  

^a Toronto Centre for Advanced Reproductive Technology   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endometrial cells; Endometriosis; Three dimensional cell culture

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; FIBRIN; MEVINOLIN; PLACENTA PROTEIN 14;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANTIANGIOGENIC ACTIVITY; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL INVASION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FIBRIN CLOT; FIBRINOLYSIS; GENE FUNCTION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); NONHUMAN; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC;

EID: 51649083816     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2008.00623.x     Document Type: Review

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