Relationship of decrease in fecundity with advancing age to structural changes in mouse endometrium

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 196, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 111-114

  Shimizu, Kiyoshi ^a   Yamada, Jinzo ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endometrial subepithelial stroma; Fertility; Uterus

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; COPULATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; MOUSE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA; UTERUS CAVITY;

AGING; ANIMALS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033980184     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878299005749     Document Type: Article

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