Macrophage expression in endometrium of women with and without endometriosis

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 325-332

  Berbic, Marina ^a   Schulke, Lauren ^a   Markham, Robert ^a   Tokushige, Natsuko ^a   Russell, Peter ^a   Fraser, Ian S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

CD68; Endometriosis; Endometrium; Immunology; Macrophage

Indexed keywords

CD68 ANTIGEN; PHOSPHOGLUCOMUTASE;

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 58449092165     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den393     Document Type: Article

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