Assessment of menstruation in the vervet (Cercopithecus aethiops)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 901-916

  Carroll, Rebecca L ^a   Mah, Kunie ^a   Fanton, John W ^a   Maginnis, Gwendalyn N ^a   Brenner, Robert M ^a   Slayden, Ov D ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell proliferation; Hormone action; Matrix metalloproteinase enzymes; Menstruation; Vervet

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; PROGESTERONE; STEROID RECEPTOR;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; HORMONE; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CERCOPITHECUS; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MENSTRUATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES; MENSTRUATION; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, STEROID; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; CERCOPITHECUS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; MACACA; PRIMATES;

EID: 34548044502     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20396     Document Type: Article

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