Fertility and Sterility
Volume 81, Issue 2 , Pages 403-407 , February 2004

Lifetime expression of stem cell markers in the uterine endometrium

Presented at the 11th Federation Meeting of Korean Basic Medical Scientists, Seoul, South Korea, April 25–26, 2003.

  • Nam Hoon Cho, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Young Kyu Park, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Young Tae Kim, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Hyunwon Yang, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ulji University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Sei Kwang Kim, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Sei Kwang Kim, M.D., Department of Gynecology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seodaemoon-ku Shinchon-dong, 134 Seoul, South Korea (FAX: +82-2-361-5499).

Received 7 April 2003 ,Revised 3 July 2003 ,Accepted 3 July 2003.

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PII: S0015-0282(03)02866-8

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.07.015

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 81, Issue 2 , Pages 403-407 , February 2004

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