beta-Catenin immunocytochemical reactivity in cervicovaginal smears during regular menstrual cycles
ASIAN BIOMEDICINE, vol.14, no.5, pp.187-194, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 14 Issue: 5
- Publication Date: 2020
- Doi Number: 10.1515/abm-2020-0027
- Journal Name: ASIAN BIOMEDICINE
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database
- Page Numbers: pp.187-194
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background: beta-Catenin mediates cellular adhesion and the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling mechanism, thereby controlling cell proliferation and differentiation. Studies of endometrial tissue suggest that there are differences in beta-catenin expression during the course of regular menstrual cycles. However, differences in expression in squamous epithelial cells between the proliferative and secretory phases have hitherto remained unknown.