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| Millas,Ieda; Liquidato,Bianca Maria; Dolci,José Eduardo Lutaif; Macéa,José Rafael; Fregnani,José Humberto Tavares Guerreiro; Meceles,Lenira Rocha. |
| It has been postulated that the nasal mucosa, like other human tissues, is affected by a complex interactive network of neuropeptides, cytokines, allergic and inflammatory mediators and hormones such as estrogen, in which associations between symptoms (e.g. nasal stuffiness and coryza) and hormonal variations deriving from pregnancy, use of hormonal contraceptives and menstrual cycle phases are observed. The objective is evaluating the presence of specific estrogen receptors (types alpha and beta) in inferior turbinate mucosa in healthy subjects without nasal symptoms. Samples of nasal inferior turbinate were removed from patients undergoing aesthetic nasal surgery, and analyzed using hematoxylin-eosin staining, followed by immunohistochemical preparations... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Rhinitis; Estrogen receptors; Estrogens; Nasal mucosa; Hormones; Immunohistochemistry. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022010000100020 |
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