Interstitial Cajal-like cells of human Fallopian tube express estrogen and progesterone receptors

Journal of Molecular Histology

Volumn 40, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 387-394

  Cretoiu, Sanda Maria ^a,b   Cretoiu, D ^a,b   Suciu, Laura ^a,b   Popescu, L M ^a,b  

^a CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^b VICTOR BABES NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Human Fallopian tube; Immunocytochemistry; Interstitial Cajal like cells; Pacemaker; Sex steroid receptors

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR A; STEM CELL FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SILVER IMPREGNATION; UTERINE TUBE; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

ADULT; CELLS, CULTURED; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERSTITIAL CELLS OF CAJAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE;

EID: 77951017651     PISSN: 15672379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10735-009-9252-z     Document Type: Article

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