Birner P

No ORCID on file · 5 papers in corpus
article 2016
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology ·doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2016.07.500

ObjectiveEndometriosis is a benign gynaecological disease, affecting women during their reproductive years. Angiogenesis represents a crucial step in the pathogenesis of endometriosis, because endometriotic lesions require neovascularizatio…

article 2016
Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E ·doi:10.1186/s12958-016-0215-4

BACKGROUND: Current evidence suggests that endometrial-derived stem cells, spilled in the peritoneal cavity via retrograde menstruation, are key players in the establishment of endometriotic lesions. The aim of this study was to determine t…

article 2015
Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E ·doi:10.1186/s12958-015-0063-7

BACKGROUND: Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a process in which epithelial cells lose polarity and cell-to-cell contacts and acquire the migratory and invasive abilities of mesenchymal cells. These abilities are thought to be p…

2003
Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland) ·doi:10.1111/j.1750-3639.2003.tb00013.x

No data exist on angiogenic patterns and their prognostic impact in human glioblastoma. Such data are relevant for translation of antiangiogenic therapies into clinical applications. Using immunohistochemistry for CD34, we assessed vascular…

article 2001
Fertility and Sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(00)01642-3

ObjectiveTo investigate microvessel density in adenomyosis compared to the endometrium in patients with adenomyosis and in normal controls.DesignUterine paraffin-embedded histologic specimens were immunostained for CD34. The area with the h…