Analysis of glycosaminoglycans in the parametrium and vaginal apex of women with and without uterine prolapse

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1341-1344

  Kati, Lea Mina ^a   Feldner, Paulo Cezar ^a   De Castro, Rodrigo Aquino ^a   Kobayashi, Elsa Yoko ^a   Sartori, Marair Gracio Ferreira ^a   Nader, Helena B ^a   Castello Girão, Manoel João Batista ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN SULFATE; DERMATAN SULFATE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN POLYSULFATE; HEPARAN SULFATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; UTERUS PROLAPSE; VAGINA;

AGED; BIOPSY; FEMALE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; UTERINE PROLAPSE; VAGINA;

EID: 77954250834     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2009.1567     Document Type: Article

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