Analysis of type I collagen in the parametrium of women with and without uterine prolapse, according to hormonal status

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 331-334

  Barbiero, Eliana Cristina ^a   Sartori, Marair Gracio Ferreira ^a   Girão, Manoel João Batista Castello ^a   Baracat, Edmund Chada ^a   de Lima, Geraldo Rodrigues ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Collagen type I; Pelvic floor; Uterine prolapse

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PATHOGENESIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; UTERUS MYOMA; UTERUS PROLAPSE; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

EID: 0346505274     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-003-1076-x     Document Type: Article

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