Acupuncture on the endometrial morphology, the serum estradiol and progesterone levels, and the expression of endometrial leukaemia-inhibitor factor and osteopontin in rats

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Gao, Ying ^a   Fu, Houju ^a   He, Yuanqiao ^a   Man, Yicun ^b   Liu, Wukun ^c   Hao, Hua ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; ESTRADIOL; FA DI LAN; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; OSTEOPONTIN; PROGESTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; REPRODUCTION; STAINING; STROMA; THICKNESS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 78349299095     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/606514     Document Type: Article

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