Detection of Cannabinoid Receptor Expression by Endometriotic Lesions in Women with Endometriosis as an Alternative to Opioid-Based Pain Medication

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Microscopic presentation of normal ovary and ovary with endometriosis. (a) Section of a normal ovary showing a primordial follicle (PF) embedded in the ovarian stroma (S). (b) Section of normal endometrium showing closely packed endometrial glands (EG) containing a single layer of epithelium (E) arranged in the stroma. (c) Section of an ovary with endometriosis showing lesions with closely packed glands displaying a single layer of epithelium similar to endometrial glands present in normal endometrium. E = epithelium; EG = endometrial glands; EL = endometriotic lesion; PF = primordial follicle; S = stroma; 40x = magnification.

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