Critical evaluation of human endometrial explants as an ex vivo model system: A molecular approach

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 255-265

  Schäfer, Wolfgang R ^a   Fischer, Lara ^a   Roth, Katrin ^a   Jüllig, Antonia K ^a   Stuckenschneider, Johanna E ^a   Schwartz, Peter ^b   Weimer, Marc ^c   Orlowska Volk, Marzenna ^a   Hanjalic Beck, Aida ^a   Kranz, Iris ^a   Deppert, Wolfgang R ^a   Zahradnik, Hans P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chlormadinone acetate; Endometrium; Gene expression biomarkers; RT qPCR; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHLORMADINONE ACETATE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENZYME ASSAY; EX VIVO STUDY; EXPLANT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TISSUE CULTURE;

ADULT; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 79952582045     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gaq095     Document Type: Article

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