Lack of correlation between vascular endothelial growth factor production and endothelial cell proliferation in the human endometrium

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2080-2088

  Gargett, C E ^a   Lederman, F L ^a   Lau, T M ^a,b   Taylor, N H ^a   Rogers, P A W ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Endometrium; Endothelial cell; Human; VEGF

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; STROMA CELL;

EID: 0032809421     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.8.2080     Document Type: Article

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