Three-dimensional structure of the smooth muscle in the term-pregnant human uterus

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 94-99

  Young, Roger C ^a   Hession, Rory O ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD;

EID: 0032622297     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(98)00345-7     Document Type: Article

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