Establishment of an immortalized human endometrial stromal cell line with functional responses to ovarian stimuli

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Studies on the mechanisms of decidualization and endometriosis are often hampered by lack of primary endometrial cells. To facilitate in vitro studies, we established a human endometrial stromal cell line, KC02-44D, immortalized with human telomerase reverse tran...

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Main Authors: Aoki Yuko, Mizuno Takakazu, Kajitani Takashi, Yuhki Munehiro, Maruyama Tetsuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
Online Access:http://www.rbej.com/content/9/1/104