Cyclic changes of vasculature and vascular phenotypes in normal human ovaries

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 953-959

  Suzuki, T ^a   Sasano, H ^a   Takaya, R ^a   Fukaya, T ^a   Yajima, A ^a   Nagura, H ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Human ovary; Immunohistochemistry; Intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM 1); Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF); Vascularity

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CAPILLARY; CORPUS LUTEUM; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEOLYSIS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PHENOTYPE; STROMA; THECA CELL; VASCULARIZATION; VENULE;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 0031864808     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.4.953     Document Type: Article

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