Expression of estrogen receptors in the pelvic floor of pre- and post-menopausal women presenting pelvic organ prolapse

Expression of estrogen receptors in the pelvic floor of pre- and post-menopausal women presenting pelvic organ prolapse

The precise role of estrogen in the pathogenesis of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is still unclear, while the results concerning the effect of selective estrogen receptor modulators on pelvic organ prolapse are contradictory. Our aim was to test whether alteration in the expression of estrogen recepto...

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Main Authors: Marie Laure Kottler, Slawomir Wolczynski, Geneviève Abeguile, Cyril Eboue, Naama Marcus-Braun, Monika Zbucka-Kretowska, Peter Von Theobald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Via Medica 2011-10-01
Series:Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica
Subjects:
estrogen receptor
menopause
pelvic organ prolapse
RT-PCR
SERMs
Online Access:http://czasopisma.viamedica.pl/fhc/article/view/9449

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