The knockdown of progesterone receptor isoform B (PR-B) promotes proliferation in immortalized endometrial stromal cells

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1320-1323

  Wu, Yan ^a   Shi, Xuerong ^b   Guo, Sun Wei ^c  

^a TAUSSIG CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR B;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA CELL;

CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GENE SILENCING; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; STROMAL CELLS;

EID: 52949132281     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.10.049     Document Type: Article

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