Open AccessEndometrial Intracrinology—Generation of an Estrogen-dominated Microenvironment in the Secretory Phase of Women
Author(s) -
Douglas A Gibson,
Kerry J. McInnes,
Hilary Critchley,
Philippa T. K. Saunders
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2013-2140
Subject(s) - decidualization , aromatase , medicine , stromal cell , endocrinology , estrogen , biology , endometrium , chemistry , cancer , breast cancer
The human endometrium is a complex multicellular tissue subject to cyclical fluctuations in ovarian-derived steroid hormones. Fertile cycles are characterized by differentiation (decidualization) of endometrial stromal cells (ESC).
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