title: [Detection of MMP-11 from menstrual blood using immunohistochemistry].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To prove the feasibility of detecting menstrual blood as well as its cellular localization with rabbit-anti-human matrix metalloproteinase-11 (MMP-11) polyclonal antibody.
  
  
  METHODS
  MMP-11 in menstrual blood, peripheral blood, vaginal liquid, aged menstrual bloodstain, and endometrium sections were assayed with SAP immunohistochemistry.
  
  
  RESULTS
  MMP-11 was found only in menstrual samples within stroma and epithelium cells.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  MMP-11 polyclonal antibody may be applied in the distinction between menstrual blood and venous blood.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Biology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
authors.forename: Ya-Nan
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Hui-Ling
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Sen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Ya-Qing
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004717:Endometrium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D053507:Matrix Metalloproteinase 11 / Q000032:analysis*; D008597:Menstrual Cycle / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D053507:Matrix Metalloproteinase 11