Estrogen receptors (ERα/ERβ) in normal and pathological growth of the human myometrium: Pregnancy and leiomyoma

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 276, Issue 6 39-6, 1999, Pages

  Benassayag, C ^a   Leroy, M J ^a   Rigourd, V ^a   Robert, B ^a   Honore J C ^a   Mignot, T M ^a   Vacher Lavenu, M C ^b   Chapron, C ^c   Ferre F ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b Serv d'Anat Cytolologie P   (France)

^c Hopital Cochin ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Human myometria

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING KINETICS; BINDING SITE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; MUSCLE GROWTH; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UTERUS MYOMA; GENETICS; KINETICS; LEIOMYOMA; METABOLISM; REFERENCE VALUE; UTERUS CANCER;

FEMALE; HUMANS; KINETICS; LEIOMYOMA; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; REFERENCE VALUES; RNA, MESSENGER; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033145704     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1999.276.6.e1112     Document Type: Article

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