Leptin regulates the proliferation and apoptosis of human endometrial epithelial cells

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 683-689

  Tanaka, Tetsuji ^a   Umesaki, Naohiko ^a  

^a WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Endometrium; Epithelium; Fas; Leptin

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; FAS ANTIBODY; FAS ANTIGEN; FAS LIGAND; ISOPROTEIN; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURFACE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; CELL LINE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANTIGENS, CD95; APOPTOSIS; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LEPTIN; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECEPTORS, LEPTIN;

EID: 59149086041     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: 1791244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm_00000073     Document Type: Article

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