C A Witz
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· 12 papers in corpus
lab-animal
2009
The aim of this study was to investigate whether peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-gamma activation has an effect on the attachment of endometrial cells to peritoneal mesothelial cells in a well-established in vitro model of…
lab-animal
2008
The aim of this study was to investigate whether activin A has an effect on the attachment and/or invasion of endometrial cells in a modeled peritoneum in vitro. Cultured endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) and endometrial epithelial cells (EE…
lab-animal
2001
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…
other
2001
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the initial adhesion of endometrium to the peritoneum. DESIGN: Descriptive study using light and confocal laser-scanning microscopy, immunohistochemistry, and transmission electron microscopy. SETTING: University-ba…
other
2000
OBJECTIVE: To localize alpha2beta1 and alpha3beta1 integrins in the cell membrane of peritoneal mesothelium in vivo and in vitro. DESIGN: Descriptive study using confocal and two-photon laser-scanning microscopy. SETTING: University-based…
other
2000
review
1999
lab-animal
1999
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether whole fragments of endometrium can adhere to peritoneum with intact mesothelium. DESIGN: Tissue culture and immunohistochemical study. SETTING: University medical center. PATIENT(S): Reproductive-age women…
other
1998
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 = …
review
1997
There are many hypotheses concerning the pathogenesis of endometriosis, though no single theory can explain all cases. It is likely that several mechanisms are involved. Early studies concentrated on the histogenesis of the endometriotic le…
review
1995
Concerns about abnormal menstrual bleeding are a common reason for women to consult a primary care physician. The first step in the evaluation is to determine the patient's ovulatory status. Women with heavy bleeding but normal ovulatory cy…
other
1994
PROBLEM: Numerous studies have characterized the lymphocyte subpopulations in normal eutopic endometrium and suggested a role for the cytokine secretory products of these lymphocytes in regulating endometrial cell proliferation and differen…