The effect of a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device on human endometrial oestrogen and progesterone receptors after one year of use

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 970-975

  Zhu, Pengdi ^a   Liu, Xiaoqun ^a   Luo, Hongzhi ^a   Gu, Zhao ^a   Cheng, Jie ^a   Xu, Ruhua ^a   Lian, Shizhu ^a   Wu, Shangchun ^a   Wang, Jiedong ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY PLANNING   (China)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Immunohistochemistry; Levonorgestrel releasing intrauterine device; Oestrogen receptor; Progesterone receptor

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; LEVONORGESTREL; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 0032916487     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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