Potential role of endometrial stem/progenitor cells in the pathogenesis of early-onset endometriosis

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 591-598

  Gargett, Caroline E ^a   Schwab, K E ^b   Brosens, J J ^c   Puttemans, P ^d   Benagiano, G ^e   Brosens, I ^d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d LEUVEN INSTITUTE FOR FERTILITY AND EMBRYOLOGY   (Belgium)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endometrial stem; Endometriosis; Neonatal uterine bleeding; Pathogenesis; Progenitor cells; Somatic stem cells

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ARTICLE; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENDOMETRIAL STEM CELL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION; PATHOGENESIS; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL; STEM CELL NICHE; UTERUS BLEEDING; ADULT STEM CELL; FEMALE; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT STEM CELLS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 84903793725     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gau025     Document Type: Article

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