Repair and regeneration of the human endometrium

Expert Review of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 283-298

  Maybin, Jacqueline ^a   Critchley, Hilary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Endometrial progenitor cells; Heavy menstrual bleeding; Hypoxia inducible factor; Regeneration; Repair

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS; DRUG TARGETING; ENDOMETRIUM; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MENSTRUATION; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; STEM CELL; TISSUE REGENERATION; TISSUE REPAIR;

EID: 77951726221     PISSN: 17474108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/eog.09.6     Document Type: Review

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