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Endometrium  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The mucous membrane lining of the uterine cavity that is hormonally responsive during the MENSTRUAL CYCLE and PREGNANCY. The endometrium undergoes cyclic changes that characterize MENSTRUATION. After successful FERTILIZATION, it serves to sustain the developing embryo.

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Entry terms

  • Endometria

In other languages

  • French

  • Muqueuse de l'utérus
  • Tunique muqueuse de l'utérus

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-S1PLZ3NQ-B

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