Ultrastructural features of endometrial-myometrial interface and its alteration in adenomyosis

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1469-1477

  Zhang, Ying ^a   Zhou, Li ^a   Li, Tin C ^b   Duan, Hua ^a   Yu, Pei ^a   Wang, Hong Y ^c  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Adenomyosis; Endometrial myometrial interface; Outer myometrium; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ADENOMYOSIS; ADULT; CELL COMMUNICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CELL; MYOMETRIUM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADENOMYOSIS; ADULT; CELL COMMUNICATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CELLS; MYOMETRIUM;

EID: 84899556404     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19362625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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