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Endometrium

"Endometrium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Endometrium" by people in this website by year, and whether "Endometrium" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 25 publications over 17 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2008 and 2015
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