Stem cells in human endometrium and endometrial carcinoma

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 317-327

  Cervelló, Irene ^a   Mirantes, Cristina ^c   Santamaria, Xavier ^a   Dolcet, Xavier ^c   Matias Guiu, Xavier ^c   Simón, Carlos ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN PRÍNCIPE FELIPE   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI ARNAU DE VILANOVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cancer stem cells; Human endometrium; Somatic stem cells

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; CELL MARKER; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4;

CANCER RESISTANCE; CANCER STEM CELL; CANCER THERAPY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL RENEWAL; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENDOMETRIAL CANCER STEM CELL; ENDOMETRIAL SOMATIC STEM CELL; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; HUMAN; METASTASIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; STEM CELL; STEM CELL NICHE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASTIC STEM CELLS; PROGNOSIS; STEM CELLS;

EID: 79958776314     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: 15387151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PGP.0b013e3182102754     Document Type: Review

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