Sulfated glycosaminoglycans of the vagina and perineal skin in pre- and postmenopausal women, according to genital prolapse stage

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 266-271

  Bezerra, Leonardo R P S ^a   Feldner Jr , Paulo C ^a   Kati, Lea M ^a   Girão, Manoel J B C ^a   Sartori, Marair G ^a   Baracat, Edmund C ^a   de Lima, Geraldo Rodrigues ^a   Nader, Helena B ^a   Dietrich, Carl P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Extracellular matrix; Genital prolapse; Glycosaminoglycans; Postmenopause

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN SULFATE; DERMATAN SULFATE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN POLYSULFATE; HEPARAN SULFATE;

ADULT; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; PERINEUM; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; UTERUS PROLAPSE; VAGINA;

EID: 4344589552     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00192-004-1150-z     Document Type: Article

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