Luminal epithelium in endometrial fragments affects their vascularization, growth and morphological development into endometriosis-like lesions in mice

In endometriosis research, endometriosis-like lesions are usually induced in rodents by transplantation of isolated endometrial tissue fragments to ectopic sites. In the present study, we investigated whether this approach is affected by the cellular composition of the grafts. For this purpose, endo...

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Main Authors: Dilu Feng, Michael D. Menger, Hongbo Wang, Matthias W. Laschke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2014-02-01
Series:Disease Models & Mechanisms
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Online Access:http://dmm.biologists.org/content/7/2/225