Ultrastructural aspects of the remodeling process of the Corpus albicans in the recent postmenopausal period
São Paulo med. j
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114(3): 1173-6, maio-jun. 1996. ilus
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em Inglês
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| ID: lil-186682
ABSTRACT
To study the cytophysiology of the corpus albicans in the recent postmenopausal period, the authors analyzed the ovarian ultrastructure of ten patients submitted to oophorectomy due to non-malignant gynecological diseases. Evidence of a remodeling process with connective tissue substitution of the corpora albicantia was observed. The remodeling process appears to depend on the activity of three essential cell types: the fibroblasts, which provide collagen synthesis; the macrophages, which phagocytize the flaky material; and the myofibroblasts, mainly located in the peripheral region of the corpora albicantia, which may have a retracting action on the remodeling site of the corpus albicans.
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LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Ovário
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Pós-Menopausa
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Tecido Conjuntivo
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
São Paulo med. j
Assunto da revista:
Cirurgia Geral
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Cincia
/
Ginecologia
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Medicina
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Medicina Interna
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Obstetr¡cia
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Pediatria
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Sa£de Mental
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Sa£de P£blica
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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