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parameters
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1st trimester (n=14)
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2nd trimester (n=17)
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3rd trimester (n=16)
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height of SE (μm)
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31.26 +/− 11.87a
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46.31 +/− 8.40b
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45.61 +/− 5.63b
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NCR of SE
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0.42 +/− 0.08a
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0.51 +/− 0.15a
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0.51 +/− 0.09a
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height of IGE/DGE (μm)
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19.59 +/− 3.41a
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22.42 +/− 2.02b
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25.43 +/− 3.09c
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NCR of IGE/DGE
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0.58 +/− 0.11a
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0.44 +/− 0.07b
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0.54 +/− 0.12a
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diameter of IG/DG (μm)
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94.2 +/− 19.3a
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166.0 +/− 36.6b
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239.1 +/− 46.1c
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lumen diameter of IG/DG (μm)
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55.9 +/− 16.1a
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122.4 +/− 35.8b
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187.9 +/− 41.1c
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Vv of EGE/EM (%)
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24.6 +/− 5.5a
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24.2 +/− 4.7a
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22.9 +/− 5.5a
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Vv of EGL/EM (%)
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8.2 +/− 5.7a
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26.1 +/− 10.8b
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40.1 +/− 10.9c
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Vv of ES/EM (%)
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67.2 +/− 8.5a
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46.1 +/− 6.7b
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37.0 +/− 10.0c
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diameter of MSMC (μm)
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9.71 +/− 1.16a
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12.43 +/− 1.37b
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12.93 +/− 1.37b
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NCR of MSMC
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0.050 +/− 0.024a
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0.047 +/− 0.017a
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0.028 +/− 0.010b
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Vv of MSMC nuclei/MM (%)
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4.41 +/− 2.02a
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4.00 +/− 1.41a
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2.36 +/− 0.85b
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Vv of MSMC cytoplasm/MM (%)
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89.34 +/− 3.90a
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86.34 +/− 3.29ab
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85.00 +/− 5.01b
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Vv of MS/MM (%)
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6.11 +/− 3.03a
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9.66 +/− 2.99ab
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12.65 +/− 5.25b
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- Means with different letters are significantly different. n: number of animals; SE: endometrial surface epithelium; NCR: nucleus:cytoplasm ratio; IGE/DGE: epithelium of intermediate and deep glands; IG/DG: intermediate and deep glands; Vv: volume density; EGE: endometrial gland epithelium; EM: endometrium; EGL: endometrial gland lumina; ES: endometrial stroma; MSMC: myometrial smooth muscle cells; MM: myometrium; MS: myometrial stroma.
