Effect of different cyclical sequential progestins on endometrial vascularity in postmenopausal women compared with the natural cycle: A morphometric analysis

Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2075-2081

  Wahab, May ^a   Thompson, John ^a   Al Azzawi, Farook ^a,b  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CD34; Endometrium; Hormone replacement therapy; Norethisterone; Trimegestone

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN; ESTRADIOL; GESTAGEN; NORETHISTERONE; TRIMEGESTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MICROVASCULATURE; MORPHOMETRICS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; UTERUS PROLAPSE; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

EID: 0033776892     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/15.10.2075     Document Type: Article

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