A 25-year-old female mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) died after exhibiting weakness and recumbency with serosanguineous ascites. Gross findings included haemoperitoneum and multifocal to diffuse serosal thickening with petechiae and ecchymoses…
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to clarify changes in the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) during decidualization by endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) in vitro. METHODS: ESCs were separated by enzymic digestion …
Background. The aim of this study was to clarify changes in the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) during decidualization by endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) in vitro. Methods. ESCs were separated by enzymic digestion a…
Spontaneous perforation is a very rare complication of pyometra. We report herein the case of an 88-year-old woman who presented with muscular rigidity and free air on abdominal X-ray films. Perforation of the gastrointestinal tract was dia…
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the response to the progestin challenge test can be predicted from the endometrial thickness measured sonographically. METHODS: Progestin challenge tests were performed on 44 women with secondary amenorrhea,…