Distribution and fine structure of macrophages in the human ovary during the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and menopause

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 785-795

  Katabuchi, Hidetaka ^a   Suenaga, Yoshito ^a   Fukumatsu, Yukitoshi ^a   Okamura, Hitoshi ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Human; Immunohistochemistry; Macrophages; Ovary; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION; LIPID COMPOSITION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; PREGNANCY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031427791     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.44.785     Document Type: Article

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