Pathologic basis for abnormal uterine bleeding with organic uterine pathologies

Menopause

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 412-415

  Heller, Debra S ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Endometrium; Uterine hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADENOMYOSIS; ANGIOGENESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; ENDOMETRIUM POLYP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LEIOMYOMA; METRORRHAGIA;

FEMALE; HUMANS; METRORRHAGIA; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 79955009108     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181fe6e41     Document Type: Conference Paper

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