The effects of ulipristal on Bax/Bcl-2, cytochrome C, Ki-67 and cyclooxygenase-2 expression in a rat model with surgically induced endometriosis

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 360-365

  Huniadi, Carmen A ^a,b   Pop, Ovidiu L ^b,c,d   Antal, Tiberiu A ^b,e   Stamatian, Florin ^b,f  

^a THE ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE PROF DR ION CHIRICUTA   (Romania)

^b IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^c 'Dr Gavril Curteanu' Hospital   (Romania)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ORADEA   (Romania)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CLUJ NAPOCA   (Romania)

^f Obstetrics and Gynecology Department   (Romania)

Author keywords

Experimental endometriosis models Ulipristal Bcl family proteins Ki 67 Cyclooxygenase 2

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYTOCHROME C; KI 67 ANTIGEN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; ULIPRISTAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MESENTERY; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RAT; ROMANIA; UTERUS HORN;

BCL FAMILY PROTEINS; CYCLOOXYGENASE-2; EXPERIMENTAL ENDOMETRIOSIS MODELS; KI-67; ULIPRISTAL;

ANIMALS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYTOCHROMES C; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; KI-67 ANTIGEN; NORPREGNADIENES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84881481367     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2013.03.022     Document Type: Article

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