Menstrual endometrial cells from women with endometriosis demonstrate increased adherence to peritoneal cells and increased expression of CD44 splice variants

Jason S Griffith, Jason Griffith, Ya-Guang Liu, Yaguang Liu, Rajeshwar R Tekmal, Peter Binkley, Peter A Binkley, Alan E C Holden, Robert S Schenken
Fertility and sterility · 2009 · vol. 93(6) , pp. 1745–1749 · doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.12.012 · PMID:19200980 · W2064851756
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Endometrial cells from women with endometriosis showed greater adherence to peritoneal cells and elevated expression of CD44 splice variants compared to controls.

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Endometriosis Endometrium Endometrium Hyaluronan Receptors Peritoneal Diseases Peritoneum Base Sequence Cell Adhesion Cell Adhesion Cells, Cultured Endometriosis Endometrium Epithelium Epithelium Epithelium Female Humans Hyaluronan Receptors Hyaluronan Receptors Menstrual Cycle

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