HOXA11 promotes fibroblast proliferation and regulates p53 in uterosacral ligaments

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 694-700

  Connell, Kathleen A ^a   Guess, Marsha K ^a   Chen, Heidi W ^a   Lynch, Tara ^a   Bercik, Richard ^a   Taylor, Hugh S ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

HOXA'1; P53 gene; Pelvic organ prolapse; Proliferation; Uterosacral ligament

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; GENE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; HOMEOSTASIS; HOXA11 GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; LIGAMENT; MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; P53 GENE; PELVIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE; UTEROSACRAL LIGAMENT;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; MICE; NIH 3T3 CELLS; SACRUM; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN P53; UTERUS;

EID: 67649229307     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719109334260     Document Type: Article

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