Histologic development of cervical ectopy: Relationship to reproductive hormones

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 252-258

  Jacobson, Denise L ^a,d   Peralta, Ligia ^b   Graham, Neil M H ^a   Zenilman, Jonathan ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GESTAGEN; LEVONORGESTREL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; COLPOSCOPY; ECTOPIC TISSUE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; SQUAMOUS CELL METAPLASIA; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE;

EID: 0034021606     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-200005000-00003     Document Type: Article

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