Current concepts of the mechanisms of menstruation

Bailliere's Best Practice and Research in Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 161-179

  Salamonsen, Lois A ^a   Henry, Prince ^a   Kovacs, Gabor T ^a   Findlay, Jock K ^a   Henry'S, Prince ^a  

^a Tute of Medical Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endothelin; Inflammatory; Ischaemia; Matrix metalloproteinases; Menstruation; Ovarian steroids; Prostaglandin; Tissue degradation; Tissue repair

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN; LYSOSOME ENZYME; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; PROSTAGLANDIN; STEROID;

APOPTOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFLAMMATION; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE REPAIR; UTERUS CAVITY; VASOCONSTRICTION; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMANS; LYSOSOMES; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0032816774     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/beog.1999.0015     Document Type: Article

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