Steroidogenic factor-1 expression in ovarian endometriosis

Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 258-261

  Noël, Jean Christophe ^a   Borghese, Bruno ^b,c,d   Vaiman, Daniel ^b,c,d   Fayt, Isabelle ^a   Anaf, Vincent ^a   Chapron, Charles ^b,c,d,e  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c INSTITUT COCHIN   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^e NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Endometrium; Estrogen; Immunohistochemistry; Ovary; SF 1; Steroid factor 1; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

STEROIDOGENIC FACTOR 1;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIAL STROMAL TUMOR; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LUTEAL PHASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; LUTEAL PHASE; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS; OVARIAN DISEASES; OVARY; STEROIDOGENIC FACTOR 1; STEROIDS; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 77951741621     PISSN: 15412016     EISSN: 15334058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAI.0b013e3181c06948     Document Type: Article

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