Expression of Sonic hedgehog signaling molecules in normal, hyperplastic and carcinomatous endometrium

Pathology International

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 279-287

  Kim, Kyung Hee ^a   Kim, Jin Man ^b   Choi, Yoon La ^c   Shin, Young Kee ^d   Lee, Ho Chang ^a   Seong, In Ock ^f   Kim, Bum Kyung ^e   Chae, Seoung Wan ^c   Chung, Yun Shin ^g   Kim, Seok Hyung ^c,h  

^a Eulji University   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^e Chungbuk National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f Konyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^g Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

^h Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Endometrium; Gli protein; Hedgehog proteins; Hyperplasia; Patched receptors; Smoothened protein; Sonic hedgehog protein

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN PATCHED; SMOOTHENED PROTEIN; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOPLASM; ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HEDGEHOG PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KRUPPEL-LIKE TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; MICRODISSECTION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TISSUE ARRAY ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 65349190554     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: 14401827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2009.02366.x     Document Type: Article

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