The influence of estrogens, progesterone and their antagonists on the collagen content in the pregnant rat uterus

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 592-594

  Bienkiewicz A ^a,b   Welfel, J ^a   Kuś, Ewa ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b NONE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Collagen; Estradiol; Mifepristone; Progesterone; Tamoxifen; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ANTIESTROGEN; ANTIGESTAGEN; COLLAGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; MIFEPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE; TAMOXIFEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029905672     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-979859     Document Type: Article

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