Prolactin receptors in uterine leiomyomas

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1593-1596

  Baban, Rayah S ^a   Al Zuheiri, Shatha T ^a   Farid, Yahya Y ^a  

^a Al Nahrain University College of Medicine   (Iraq)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOMETRIUM; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; UTERUS MYOMA; LEIOMYOMA; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; UTERUS CANCER;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEIOMYOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, PROLACTIN; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 58949097024     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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