Physiological and pathological relevance of human uterine LH/hCG receptors

Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 77-78

  Rao, C V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN RECEPTOR; ESTRADIOL; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION INHIBITION FACTOR; PROGESTERONE;

ADENOMYOSIS; ANGIOGENESIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; DECIDUALIZATION; EDITORIAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LEIOMYOMA; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION; NIDATION; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW; UTERUS FUNCTION;

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, LH; REPRODUCTION; UTERINE DISEASES; UTERINE NEOPLASMS; UTERUS;

EID: 31544466256     PISSN: 10715576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsgi.2005.12.005     Document Type: Editorial

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