The steroidogenic factor-1 protein is not expressed in various forms of endometriosis but is strongly present in ovarian cortical or medullary mesenchymatous cells adjacent to endometriotic foci

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2655-2657

  Noël, Jean Christophe ^a   Anaf, Vincent ^a   Borghese, Bruno ^b,c,d   Vaiman, Daniel ^b,c   Fayt, Isabelle ^a   Chapron, Charles ^b,c,d  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUT COCHIN   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^d Hôpital Cochin ^*  (France)

Author keywords

aromatase; Endometriosis; endometrium; immunohistochemistry; SF 1; steroid factor 1; steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

STEROIDOGENIC FACTOR 1;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MESENCHYME; OVARY CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STROMA CELL;

BIOPSY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MESODERM; OVARIAN DISEASES; OVARY; PERITONEAL DISEASES; STEROIDOGENIC FACTOR 1; STROMAL CELLS;

EID: 79959768605     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.01.131     Document Type: Article

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