Effects of hormonal treatment on nerve fibers in endometrium and myometrium in women with endometriosis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1589-1598

  Tokushige, Natsuko ^a   Markham, Robert ^a   Russell, Peter ^a   Fraser, Ian S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; endometrium; hormonal therapy; myometrium; nerve fibers

Indexed keywords

ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS LEVONORGESTREL; GESTAGEN; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; PROTEIN P75;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; MYOMETRIUM; NERVE FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; MYOMETRIUM; NERVE FIBERS; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

EID: 55149104417     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.08.074     Document Type: Article

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