Histochemical and morphometric analysis of endometriotic lesions induced in female rats and treated with dexamethasone;Análises histoquímica e morfométrica de lesões endometrióticas induzidas em ratas e tratadas com dexametasona

Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-153

  Batista, Ana Paula Castor ^a,e   De Medeiros, Paloma Lys ^b   Teixeira, Álvaro Aguiar Coelho ^c   Teixeira, Valéria Wanderley ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b Ciências Biológicas pela UFPE ^*

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e Departamento de Morfologia e Fisiologia Animal da UFRPE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Endometriosis; Histochemistry analysis; Morphometric analysis; Wistar rats

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249113477     PISSN: 16762444     EISSN: 16784774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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