Regulating menstrual bleeding: A prime function of progesterone

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 44, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1999, Pages 158-164

  Fraser, Ian S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Estrogens; Menstruation; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROTEINASE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CORPUS LUTEUM; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUATION; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 0033013048     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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