Role of Stem Cells in Human Uterine Leiomyoma Growth

Masanori Ono; Wenan Qiang; Vanida Ann Serna; Ping Yin; John S. Coon V; Antonia Navarro; Diana Monsivais; Toshiyuki Kakinuma; Matthew Dyson; Stacy Druschitz; Kenji Unno; Takeshi Kurita; Serdar E. Bulun

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036935

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Role of Stem Cells in Human Uterine Leiomyoma Growth

Masanori Ono,

Affiliation Division of Reproductive Biology Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Wenan Qiang,

Affiliation Division of Reproductive Biology Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Vanida Ann Serna,

Affiliation Division of Reproductive Biology Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Ping Yin,

Affiliation Division of Reproductive Biology Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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John S. Coon V,

Affiliation Division of Reproductive Biology Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Antonia Navarro,

Affiliation Division of Reproductive Biology Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Diana Monsivais,

Affiliation Division of Reproductive Biology Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Toshiyuki Kakinuma,

Affiliation Division of Reproductive Biology Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Matthew Dyson,

Affiliation Division of Reproductive Biology Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Stacy Druschitz,

Affiliation Division of Reproductive Biology Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Kenji Unno,

Affiliation Division of Reproductive Biology Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Takeshi Kurita,

Affiliation Division of Reproductive Biology Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Serdar E. Bulun

* E-mail: s-bulun@northwestern.edu

Affiliation Division of Reproductive Biology Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Role of Stem Cells in Human Uterine Leiomyoma Growth

Masanori Ono,
Wenan Qiang,
Vanida Ann Serna,
Ping Yin,
John S. Coon V,
Antonia Navarro,
Diana Monsivais,
Toshiyuki Kakinuma,
Matthew Dyson,
Stacy Druschitz

Published: May 3, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036935

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