Endometrial expression of vasopressin, oxytocin and their receptors in patients with primary dysmenorrhoea and healthy volunteers at ovulation

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 189-192

  Liedman, Ragner ^a   Hansson, Stefan R ^a   Howe, David ^b   Igidbashian, Sarah ^a   Russell, Rachel J ^b   Åkerlund, Mats ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Oxytocin; Receptors; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; VASOPRESSIN; VASOPRESSIN V1A RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NULLIPARA; OVULATION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 41049115187     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2007.10.015     Document Type: Article

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