Histologic and receptor analysis of primary and secondary vestibulodynia and controls: a prospective study

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 202, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 614.e1-614.e8

  Goetsch, Martha F ^a   Morgan, Terry K ^a   Korcheva, Veselina B ^a   Li, Hong ^b   Peters, Dawn ^b   Leclair, Catherine M ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

inflammation and steroid receptors; primary and secondary vestibulodynia

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROTEIN S 100; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAST CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VESTIBULODYNIA; VULVA DISEASE;

EID: 77952743441     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.01.028     Document Type: Article

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