Immunohistochemical staining of von willebrand factor in human endometrium during normal menstrual cycle

Human Reproduction

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 17-23

  Au, C L ^a   Rogers, P A W ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Endothelial cell; Immunohistochemistry; Menstrual cycle; Von Willebrand factor

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ADULT; COLOR; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGE; REFERENCE VALUES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VIDEO RECORDING; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

EID: 0027499199     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a137866     Document Type: Article

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