Table 4.
The proteins levels of ectopic endometrium analyzed with IHC.
| Protein | Group | Number | Positive ratio (X) | Optical density (Y) | Positive index (X∗Y) |
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| P450arom | CMC group | 6 | 75.77% | 16.83 | 727.19 ± 339.58 |
| M-SI group | 6 | 42.33% | 9.52 | 353.91 ± 125.62* | |
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| COX-2 | CMC group | 6 | 58.83% | 17.44 | 1008.91 ± 356.48 |
| M-SI group | 6 | 46.73% | 8.94 | 417.85 ± 143.76* | |
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| ER-α | CMC group | 6 | 36.30% | 21.73 | 836.93 ± 468.72 |
| M-SI group | 6 | 37.49% | 17.21 | 679.71 ± 399.73 | |
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| ER-β | CMC group | 6 | 51.62% | 21.93 | 1071.25 ± 523.73 |
| M-SI group | 6 | 76.28% | 59.36 | 4646.54 ± 1777.93* | |
M-SI group versus CMC group: * P < 0.05.