Elastin distribution in the normal uterus, uterine leiomyomas, adenomyosis and adenomyomas: A comparison

Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-120

  Zheng, Wei Qiang ^a   Ma, Rong ^b   Zheng, Jian Ming ^a   Gong, Zhi Jing ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Department of Pathology   (China)

Author keywords

Adenomyoma; Adenomyosis; Elastin; Leiomyoma; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ELASTIN;

ADENOMYOMA; ADENOMYOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; LABOR; LEIOMYOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UTERUS; UTERUS FUNCTION;

ADENOMYOMA; ELASTIN; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MYOMETRIUM; UTERUS;

EID: 33645817006     PISSN: 08846812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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