Proangiogenetic molecules, hypoxia-inducible factor-1a and nitric oxide synthase isoforms in ovarian endometriotic cysts

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 456, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 703-710

  Goteri, Gaia ^a   Lucarini, Guendalina ^a   Zizzi, Antonio ^a   Rubini, Corrado ^a   Di Primio, Roberto ^a   Tranquilli, Andrea Luigi ^a   Ciavattini, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; ENOS; HIF 1 ; INOS; NNOS; Ovarian endometriotic cysts

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1ALPHA; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PARAFFIN; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; HIF1A PROTEIN, HUMAN; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ADULT; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; OVARY CELL; OVARY CYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; METABOLISM; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1, ALPHA SUBUNIT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; OVARIAN CYSTS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 77953714481     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00428-010-0929-1     Document Type: Article

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