A re-appraisal of the morphological changes within the endometrium during menstruation: A hysteroscopic, histological and scanning electron microscopic study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1393-1401

  Garry, R ^a,b   Hart, R ^a   Karthigasu, K A ^a   Burke, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epithelial regeneration; Histology; Hysteroscopy; Menstruation; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTEROSCOPY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STROMA CELL; UTERUS CAVITY;

EID: 66249095968     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep036     Document Type: Article

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