Altered expression of claudin-3 and claudin-4 in ectopic endometrium of women with endometriosis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1692-1699

  Pan, Xiao Yu ^a   Li, Xue ^b   Weng, Zhan Ping ^c   Wang, Bo ^d  

^a CHINA JAPAN FRIENDSHIP HOSPITAL   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c QINGDAO MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^d Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Proteomics of Shandong Province   (China)

Author keywords

claudin 3; claudin 4; Endometriosis; tight junction

Indexed keywords

CLAUDIN 3; CLAUDIN 4; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MORPHOLOGY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIGHT JUNCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; CHORISTOMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; RNA, MESSENGER; TIGHT JUNCTIONS;

EID: 67349198110     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.11.095     Document Type: Article

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