Effects of testosterone treatment on endometrial proliferation in postmenopausal women

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2169-2175

  Zang, Hong ^a   Sahlin, Lena ^a   Masironi, Britt ^a   Eriksson, Elina ^a   Hirschberg, Angelica Lindén ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; KI 67 ANTIGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY; MENOPAUSE; OPEN STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROMA; THERAPY EFFECT; THICKNESS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 34347226753     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2006-2171     Document Type: Article

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