Expression of oct-4 and c-kit antigens in endometriosis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1171-1173

  Pacchiarotti, Arianna ^a   Caserta, Donatella ^a   Sbracia, Marco ^b   Moscarini, Massimo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

c kit; Endometriosis; oct 4; stem cells

Indexed keywords

OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; STEM CELL FACTOR;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPIC TISSUE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-3; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STEM CELLS;

EID: 79951955825     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.10.029     Document Type: Article

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