Modulation of tumor stem cell characteristics by 17β-estradiol in human mesenchymal stem cells derived from ovarian endometrioma

Objective: Ovarian endometrioma is a cyst composed of endometrial tissue and is present in 20%–40% of patients with endometriosis. Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent benign and chronic gynecological disease that affects women of reproductive age. Studies have reported that tumor stem cells can b...

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Main Authors: Ta-Chin Lin, Kai-Hung Wang, Kuo-Hsiang Chuang, An-Pei Kao, Tsung-Cheng Kuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-05-01
Series:Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455919300737