Maturitas
Volume 59, Issue 3 , Pages 219-225 , 20 March 2008

Estrogen receptor (ER) and ER-related receptor expression in normal and atrophic human vagina

  • Aldo Cavallini

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Biochemistry, National Institute for Digestive Diseases, I.R.C.C.S. “Saverio de Bellis” Via Della Resistenza - 70013 Castellana Grotte, Bari, Italy
    • ,
  • Edoardo Dinaro

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, University of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 1, 70124 Bari, Italy
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  • Alessandra Giocolano

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, University of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 1, 70124 Bari, Italy
    • ,
  • Anna Maria Caringella

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, University of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 1, 70124 Bari, Italy
    • ,
  • Roberto Ferreri

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, University of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 1, 70124 Bari, Italy
    • ,
  • Valeria Tutino

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Biochemistry, National Institute for Digestive Diseases, I.R.C.C.S. “Saverio de Bellis” Via Della Resistenza - 70013 Castellana Grotte, Bari, Italy
    • ,
  • Giuseppe Loverro

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, University of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 1, 70124 Bari, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 080 5592228; fax: +39 080 5592228.

Received 13 November 2007 ,Revised 9 January 2008 ,Accepted 10 January 2008.

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PII: S0378-5122(08)00031-5

doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2008.01.004

Maturitas
Volume 59, Issue 3 , Pages 219-225 , 20 March 2008

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