A comparison of oestrogen receptor and progesterone receptor expression in endometrial polyps and endometrium of premenopausal women

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 340-346

  Peng, X ^a,b   Li, T ^b   Xia, E ^a   Xia, C ^c   Liu, Y ^a   Yu, D ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Endometrial polyps; Oestrogen receptor; Progesterone receptor

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ADULT; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; POLYPS; PREMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE;

EID: 70350604586     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610902878775     Document Type: Article

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