Localization of nucleoside phosphatases (ATPase and 5'-nucleotidase) and nuclear ribonucleoproteins in the human endometric glandular cells during the secretory phase.
Endometrial curettings from 3 healthy women between 16th and 19th d of the menstrual cycle were investigated employing ultracytochemical methods. In endometrial glandular cells ATPase and 5'-nucleotidase activities were demonstrated in the nuclei, nucleoli, and nuclear channel system (NCS), i.e., mainly in structures characterized ++as ribonucleoproteins according to the Bernhard method. The functional relationship between the NCS and the molecular biology of the endometrial glandular cell is discussed.
D015720:5'-Nucleotidase; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases / Q000032:analysis*; D000328:Adult; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000032:analysis / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules / Q000032:analysis / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004717:Endometrium / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008597:Menstrual Cycle; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009708:Nucleotidases / Q000032:analysis*; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins / Q000032:analysis*
D012261:Ribonucleoproteins; D009708:Nucleotidases; D015720:5'-Nucleotidase; D000251:Adenosine Triphosphatases