The effects of estrogen, progesterone and polypropylene mesh on vaginal smooth muscle cell proliferation

Journal of Smooth Muscle Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-15

  Takacs, Peter ^a   Zhang, Yanping ^a   Jaramillo, Sindy ^a   Bardawil, Tarek ^a   Candiotti, Keith ^a   Medina, Carlos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell proliferation; Cystocele; Mesh; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; POLYPROPYLENE; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; VAGINA;

CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; POLYPROPYLENES; PROGESTERONE; SURGICAL MESH; VAGINA;

EID: 77953758813     PISSN: 09168737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1540/jsmr.46.9     Document Type: Article

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