OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of hyaluronic acid in the attachment of endometrial cells to mesothelium. DESIGN: In vitro study of adhesion of endometrial stromal and epithelial cells to mesothelial cells. SETTING: University medical cen…
ObjectiveTo evaluate the initial adhesion of endometrium to the peritoneum.DesignDescriptive study using light and confocal laser-scanning microscopy, immunohistochemistry, and transmission electron microscopy.SettingUniversity-based labora…
ObjectiveTo localize alpha2beta1 and alpha3beta1 integrins in the cell membrane of peritoneal mesothelium in vivo and in vitro.DesignDescriptive study using confocal and two-photon laser-scanning microscopy.SettingUniversity-based laborator…
OBJECTIVE: To characterize the expression of alpha subunits of integrin adhesion molecules in peritoneal tissue in vivo and in vitro. METHOD: Peritoneum from the anterior abdominal wall (n = 22) and the serosa of the posterior uterus (n = …