Pietro Motta's latest studies on the microanatomy of menopause: Revised concepts on the beauty of aging

Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 110, Issue 2 SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 239-243

  Heyn, R ^a   Makabe, S ^b   Correr, S ^a   Naguro, T ^c   Familiari, G ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Fallopian tube; Female genital tract; Menopause; Ovary; Uterus

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ATROPHY; BLOOD VESSEL; CELL SHAPE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; METAPLASIA; MICROVILLUS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STROMA CELL; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; AGING; ATROPHY; BLOOD VESSELS; CELL SHAPE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; METAPLASIA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROVILLI; MIDDLE AGED; STROMAL CELLS;

EID: 22244472621     PISSN: 11226714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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