Estrogen and progesterone receptor expression in endometrial polyps

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 345-348

  Mittal, Khush ^a,b   Schwartz, Lisa ^a   Goswami, Sunanda ^a   Demopoulos, Rita ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometrial polyp; Estrogen receptor; Progesterone receptor

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CURETTAGE; ENDOMETRIUM TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; POLYP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0029788955     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004347-199610000-00007     Document Type: Article

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