Leiomyoma-related bleeding: A classic hypothesis updated for the molecular era

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 295-306

  Stewart, Elizabeth A ^a   Nowak, Romana A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Basic fibroblast growth factor; Leiomyoma; Menorrhagia; Uterus

Indexed keywords

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; DANAZOL; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; GESTAGEN; GESTRINONE; GONADORELIN AGONIST; HEPARIN BINDING PROTEIN; MIFEPRISTONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PARATHYROID HORMONE RELATED PROTEIN; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; PROLACTIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEIOMYOMA; MENORRHAGIA; MYOMETRIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UTERUS BLEEDING;

EID: 0029957296     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/2.4.295     Document Type: Review

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