Endometrial apoptosis in patients with dysfunctional uterine bleeding

Histopathology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 99-105

  Stewart, C J R ^b   Campbell Brown, M ^a   Critchley, H O D ^a   Farquharson, M A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Endometrium; Menorrhagia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS BLEEDING;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; MIDDLE AGED; MITOTIC INDEX; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 0032909833     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.1999.00599.x     Document Type: Article

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