Roles of estrogen and progesterone in endometrial hemodynamics and vascular endothelial growth factor production

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 188-193

  Wen, Lily ^a   Chen, Li Hsun ^a,b   Li, Hsin Yang ^a,b   Chang, Sheng Ping ^a,b   Liao, Chen Yi ^b   Tsui, Kuan Hao ^c   Sung, Yen Jen ^b   Chao, Kuan Chong ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Estrogen; Hemodynamics; Progesterone; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; GESTAGEN; PROGESTERONE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MONOTHERAPY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROTEIN SECRETION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; UTERINE BLOOD VESSEL; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW; UTERUS FUNCTION;

EID: 65549083849     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70052-8     Document Type: Article

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