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The upper or functional zone of the uterine mucosa

The upper or functional zone of the uterine mucosa

The upper or functional zone of the uterine mucosa is in the earliest recognizable secretory phase, designated as 16-day endometrium.

Fig. 7. Hertig et al., 1954


Keywords: functional zone, secretory phase, sixteen-day endometrium, uterine mucosa


Source: The Virtual Human Embryo.