Does vascular endothelial growth factor participate in uterine myoma growth stimulation?

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 93-97

  Wolańska, Małgorzata ^a   Małkowski, Andrzej ^a   Romanowicz, Lech ^a   Bańkowski, Edward ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Leiomyomas; Myometrium; VEGF

Indexed keywords

VASCULOTROPIN A; VASCULOTROPIN D; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 1; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MYOMETRIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UTERUS MYOMA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 84865690527     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.05.021     Document Type: Article

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