Biochemical and histological effects of vaginal estriol and estradiol applications on the endometrium, myometrium and vagina of postmenopausal women

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 175-185

  Van Haaften, M ^a,b   Donker, G H ^a   Sie Go, D M D S ^a   Haspels, A A ^a   Thijssen, J H H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Estradiol therapy; Estriol therapy; Estrogen receptors; Histology; Myometrium; Postmenopause; Progesterone receptors; Vagina

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS RECEPTOR; CYTOSOL RECEPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MYOMETRIUM; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DENSITY; VAGINA;

EID: 0030980381     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513599709152532     Document Type: Article

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