In vivo assessment of the regulation of transforming growth factor alpha, epidermal growth factor (EGF), and EGF receptor in the human endometrium by medroxyprogesterone acetate

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-24

  Reis, Fernando M ^a,c   Lhullier, Cintia ^a   Edelweiss, Maria Isabel ^b   Spritzer, Poli Mara ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Growth factor; Medroxyprogesterone acetate; Menstrual cycle

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; GESTAGEN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; PLACEBO; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; EPITHELIUM; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VIVO STUDY; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; BIOPSY; ENDOMETRIUM; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE 17-ACETATE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTOR, EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

EID: 17644414115     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-005-0816-x     Document Type: Article

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