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Table 5 Area % of immunostaining scores for estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and vascular endothelial growth factor in uterine tissue sections. Values are expressed as mean ± SEM

From: Ovarian, uterine, and luteal vascular perfusions during follicular and luteal phases in the adult cyclic female rabbits with special orientation to their histological detection of hormone receptor

Variable

Follicular Phase

Luteal Phase

P- Value

Estrogen Receptor

 I. Endometrium

a. Epithelium

56.650 ± 2.171a

20.602 ± 1.910b

0.0001

b. Gland

24.973 ± 1.328a

16.170 ± 2.711b

0.043

Progesterone Receptor

 I. Endometrium

a. Epithelium

44.574 ± 2.434a

35.019 ± 2.826b

0.043

b. Gland

47.761 ± 1.841a

33.198 ± 2.215b

0.001

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor

 I. EndometriumA.

a. Epithelium

48.890 ± 1.673a

48.879 ± 0.457a

0.995

b. Gland

49.178 ± 1.642a

50.321 ± 2.735a

0.732

 III. No. of stained capillaries

61 ± 6.557b

114 ± 5.291a

0.003

  1. a,b means with different letters within a row are different (P < 0.05)