Expression of apoptotic factors in vaginal tissues from women with urogenital prolapse

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1627-1632

  Wen, Yan ^a   Ho, Jason Yen Ping ^a   Polan, Mary Lake ^a   Chen, Bertha ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

apoptosis; Bcl 2 family proteins; pelvic floor disorders; pelvic organ prolapse

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN BAD; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BCL XL;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VAGINA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BCL-ASSOCIATED DEATH PROTEIN; BCL-X PROTEIN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CALIFORNIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VAGINA;

EID: 80054807481     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.21127     Document Type: Article

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