Molecular and functional aspects of menstruation in the macaque

Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 309-318

  Brenner, Robert M ^a   Slayden, Ov D ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervix; Endometrium; Heavy menstrual bleeding; Hormonal control; Macaque; Menstrual blood loss; Menstruation; Model

Indexed keywords

MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; PROGESTERONE;

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HEAVY MENSTRUAL BLEEDING; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACACA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; MENSTRUATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACACA; MENSTRUATION; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; PHYLOGENY; UTERUS;

EID: 84874662817     PISSN: 13899155     EISSN: 15732606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11154-012-9225-5     Document Type: Article

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