DOI: 10.1055/s-00000072

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine

Issue 03 · Volume 28 · May 2010 DOI: 10.1055/s-002-20980 Insights and Advances in Uterine Leiomyomas William H Catherino M.D. Ph.D.

INTRODUCTION TO GUEST EDITOR

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Carr, Bruce R: William H. Catherino, M.D., Ph.D.

PREFACE

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Catherino, William H: Insights and Advances in Uterine Leiomyomas

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Malik, Minnie; Norian, John; McCarthy-Keith, Desirée; Britten, Joy; Catherino, William H: Why Leiomyomas Are Called Fibroids: The Central Role of Extracellular Matrix in Symptomatic Women
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Chegini, Nasser: Proinflammatory and Profibrotic Mediators: Principal Effectors of Leiomyoma Development as a Fibrotic Disorder
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Laughlin, Shannon K; Schroeder, Jane C; Baird, Donna Day: New Directions in the Epidemiology of Uterine Fibroids
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Olive, David L; Pritts, Elizabeth A: Fibroids and Reproduction
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Agdi, Mohammed; Tulandi, Togas: Minimally Invasive Approach for Myomectomy
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Freed, Max M; Spies, James B: Uterine Artery Embolization for Fibroids: A Review of Current Outcomes
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Al Hilli, Mariam M; Stewart, Elizabeth A: Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery
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Yu, Linda; Moore, Alicia B; Dixon, Darlene: Receptor Tyrosine Kinases and Their Hormonal Regulation in Uterine Leiomyoma
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Yoshida, Shigeki; Ohara, Noriyuki; Xu, Qin; Chen, Wei; Wang, Jiayin; Nakabayashi, Koji; Sasaki, Hiroko; Morikawa, Akira; Maruo, Takeshi: Cell-Type Specific Actions of Progesterone Receptor Modulators in the Regulation of Uterine Leiomyoma Growth