Morphology of human endometrial explants and secretion of stromal marker proteins in short-and long-term cultures

Gynecological Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-80

  Bersinger, Nick A ^a   Genewein, E M ^a   Muller O ^a   Altermatt, H J ^a   McKinnon, B ^a   Mueller, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Explant culture; Stromal cells; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 1;

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM TISSUE; EXPLANT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; STROMA CELL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 77953621703     PISSN: 16132076     EISSN: 16132084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10397-009-0520-4     Document Type: Article

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