The effect of ovarian steroids on epithelial ciliary beat frequency in the human Fallopian tube

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2991-2994

  Mahmood, T ^a,b   Saridogan, E ^a,b   Smutna, S ^b   Habib, A M ^b   Djahanbakhch, O ^a,b  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ciliary beat; Fallopian tube; Ovarian steroids

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; MIFEPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE; STEROID;

ARTICLE; CILIARY MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; UTERINE TUBE;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 0031783272     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.11.2991     Document Type: Article

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