Endometrial vasculature in Norplant® users

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1996, Pages 45-50

  Rogers, P A W ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breakthrough bleeding; Endometrium; Local mechanisms; Microvasculature; Norplant

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; LEVONORGESTREL;

BREAKTHROUGH BLEEDING; CAPILLARY RESISTANCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH VESSEL; PROMOTER REGION; THICKNESS; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0030317418     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/11.suppl_2.45     Document Type: Article

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