Role of hormonal and reproductive factors in the etiology and treatment of uterine leiomyoma.

doi:10.1210/rp.57.1.277

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Role of hormonal and reproductive factors in the etiology and treatment of uterine leiomyoma.

Recent progress in hormone research - 1 Jan 2002

Walker Cheryl L

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Uterine leiomyomas are the most common gynecologic neoplasm in reproductive-age women. While it is clear that hormonal factors play a prominent role in this disease, how steroid hormones contribute to disease etiology or may be utilized as targets for intervention are currently areas of active scientific investigation. To study the impact of hormones on uterine leiomyomas, the Eker rat has been developed as an in...

Topics

Animals
Disease Models, Animal
Estrogens, Non-Steroidal
Female
Hormones
Humans
Leiomyoma
Phenotype
Rats
Reproduction
Tumor Cells, Cultured
Uterine Neoplasms

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PMID: 12017548
DOI: 10.1210/rp.57.1.277

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