Immunohistochemical alterations of cajal-like type of tubal interstitial cells in women with endometriosis and tubal ectopic pregnancy

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 288, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1295-1300

  Yang, Xiao Jun ^a,b   Xu, Jian Ying ^a   Shen, Zong Ji ^a   Zhao, Jing ^b  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cajal like type of tubal interstitial cells; Endometriosis; Fallopian tube; Immunohistochemistry; Tubal ectopic pregnancy; Tubal factor infertility

Indexed keywords

PARAFFIN; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DENSITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; LAMINA PROPRIA; OVIDUCT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SALPINGECTOMY; UTERINE TUBE PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERSTITIAL CELLS OF CAJAL; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, TUBAL; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84889101589     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-013-2878-9     Document Type: Article

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