The role of smooth muscle in the pathogenesis of pelvic organ prolapse - An immunohistochemical and morphometric analysis of the cervical third of the uterosacral ligament

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 383-389

  Reisenauer, Christl ^b   Shiozawa, Thomas ^a   Oppitz, Matthias ^a   Busch, Christian ^a   Kirschniak, Andreas ^a   Fehm, Tanja ^b   Drews, Ulrich ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Morphometry; Nuclear size; Pelvic organ prolapse; SMA; Smooth muscle; Uterosacral ligament

Indexed keywords

SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING DISORDER; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIGAMENT; MORPHOMETRICS; PARITY; PATHOGENESIS; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 39049172801     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-007-0447-0     Document Type: Article

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