Early-stage morphological observations of myoma and myometrium after laparoscopic uterine artery occlusion treatment

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 113-116

  Cheng, Zhong Ping ^a   Tao, Xiang ^b   Gong, Jun ^a   Dai, Hong ^a   Hu, Li Ping ^a   Yang, Wei Hong ^a  

^a Tongji University School of Medicine   (China)

^b Gongli Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Uterine artery occlusion using laparoscopic ligation; Uterine leiomyoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOMETRIUM; NICK END LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 67649976626     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.03.027     Document Type: Article

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