Mouse model of surgically-induced endometriosis by auto-transplantation of uterine tissue

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 59, 2012, Pages 1-8

  Pelch, Katherine E ^a   Sharpe Timms, Kathy L ^a   Nagel, Susan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Ectopic; Endometriosis; Endometriotic lesion; Issue 59; Medicine; Mouse; Rat; Surgery; Uterus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857028712     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/3396     Document Type: Article

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