Mechanisms of development of prolactin-induced adenomyosis in mice

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 1983, Pages 46-54

  Mori, T ^a,b   Nagasawa, H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b MEIJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adenomyosis; Mouse; Prolactin; Uterus

Indexed keywords

3 METHYLCHOLANTHRENE; 7,12 DIMETHYLBENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; CARCINOGEN; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; PROLACTIN;

ADENOMYOSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; HYPOPHYSIS TRANSPLANTATION; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; UTERUS;

ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PROLACTIN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS; UTERINE NEOPLASMS; UTERUS;

EID: 0020586696     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: 14226421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000145724     Document Type: Article

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