Fibulin-5 expression is decreased in women with anterior vaginal wall prolapse

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 207-211

  Takacs, Peter ^a   Nassiri, Mehdi ^b   Viciana, Anita ^b   Candiotti, Keith ^b   Fornoni, Alessia ^b   Medina, Carlos A ^a  

^a JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cystocele; Fibulin; Prolapse

Indexed keywords

FIBULIN 5; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VAGINAL BIOPSY;

EID: 58549120995     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-008-0757-x     Document Type: Article

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