The use of epostane in an attempt to reproduce cystic endometrial hyperplasia in the bitch

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 527-538

  De Bosschere, Hendrik ^a   Ducatelle, R ^a   Tshamala, M ^a   Coryn, M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cystic endometrial hyperplasia; Dog; Epostane; Luteinization; Oestrogen receptor; Progesterone receptor; Uterus

Indexed keywords

EPOSTANE; ESTROGEN; HORMONE RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; DOG; ENDOMETRIUM ATROPHY; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE INHIBITION; LUTEINIZATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METESTRUS; MUCUS; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYST; PATHOGENESIS; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEROID RELEASE; UTERUS CAVITY;

ANDROSTENOLS; ANIMALS; BIOPSY; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FEMALE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METESTRUS; PROGESTERONE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0142213266     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026016312716     Document Type: Article

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