Elevated blood active ghrelin and normal total ghrelin and obestatin concentrations in uterine leiomyoma

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 281-284

  Markowska, A ^a   Ziolkowska, A ^a   Nowinka, K ^a   Malendowicz, L K ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Ghrelin; Obestatin; Uterine leiomyoma

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; OBESTATIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PREVALENCE; TUMOR GROWTH; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; FEMALE; GHRELIN; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MIDDLE AGED; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 67649778819     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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