Endometrial stem/progenitor cells: The first 10 years

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 137-163

  Gargett, Caroline E ^a,b   Schwab, Kjiana E ^a   Deane, James A ^a,b  

^a HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adenomyosis; Endometrial stem cells; Endometriosis; Endometrium; Epithelial progenitor cells; Immunomodulation; Menstrual blood; Mesenchymal stem cells; Regenerative medicine; Sushi domain containing 2

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER; HERMES ANTIGEN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADENOMYOSIS; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; DECIDUA; ENDOMETRIAL DISEASE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; EPITHELIUM CELL; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION; MULTIPOTENT STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEM CELL; STROMA; TISSUE REGENERATION; TISSUE REPAIR; UTERUS SYNECHIA; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; MESENCHYMAL STROMA CELL; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; UTERINE DISEASES;

ANIMALS; BIOMARKERS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS; PHENOTYPE; STEM CELLS; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 84959880169     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmv051     Document Type: Review

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