Estrogen and progesterone receptors in the endometrium

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 816, Issue , 1997, Pages 99-115

  Moutsatsou, P ^a   Sekeris, C E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIESTROGEN; ANTIGESTAGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GESTAGEN; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

BINDING SITE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIMERIZATION; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; LIGAND BINDING; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0030825402     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb52134.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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